Aquia Stone in America

A couple of months ago, I mentioned another quarry, the George Washington Stone Corporation, which quarried Aquia Stone in the 1920s and 1930s.  Records show that stone from this Stafford quarry was shipped to aid in the completion of over 60 structures throughout America.  For example, it can be found in Harkness Hall at Yale University in Connecticut.

Its stone went to make the Pilgrim Steps at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.  It was even shipped as far west as Omaha, Nebraska, to help build the Joslyn Art Museum.

Today you can see it locally in the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center at the corner of Princess Anne and William Street.  First built as Planters National Bank, Aquia Stone can be found in its decorative trim, quoins, and window surrounds.         Jane C.