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PHOTOS: Fitchburg quarries provide scenic Rollstone Hill vista

  • Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before...

    Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before snow blanketed the region. A large portion of the city and Mt. Wachusett in Princeton is visible from the impressive Rollstone Hill vista. According to mindat.org, at least six granite quarries were formerly worked on Rollstone Hill from before 1830 until 1941. (DANIELLE RAY/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)

  • Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before...

    Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before snow blanketed the region. A large portion of the city and Mt. Wachusett in Princeton is visible from the impressive Rollstone Hill vista. According to mindat.org, at least six granite quarries were formerly worked on Rollstone Hill from before 1830 until 1941. (DANIELLE RAY/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)

  • Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before...

    Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before snow blanketed the region. A large portion of the city and Mt. Wachusett in Princeton is visible from the impressive Rollstone Hill vista. According to mindat.org, at least six granite quarries were formerly worked on Rollstone Hill from before 1830 until 1941. (DANIELLE RAY/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)

  • Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before...

    Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before snow blanketed the region. A large portion of the city and Mt. Wachusett in Princeton is visible from the impressive Rollstone Hill vista. According to mindat.org, at least six granite quarries were formerly worked on Rollstone Hill from before 1830 until 1941. (DANIELLE RAY/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)

  • Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before...

    Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before snow blanketed the region. A large portion of the city and Mt. Wachusett in Princeton is visible from the impressive Rollstone Hill vista. According to mindat.org, at least six granite quarries were formerly worked on Rollstone Hill from before 1830 until 1941. (DANIELLE RAY/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)

  • Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before...

    Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18, before snow blanketed the region. A large portion of the city and Mt. Wachusett in Princeton is visible from the impressive Rollstone Hill vista. According to mindat.org, at least six granite quarries were formerly worked on Rollstone Hill from before 1830 until 1941. (DANIELLE RAY/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)

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Scenes from the Fitchburg quarries as of Jan. 18 before snow blanketed the region. A large portion of the city and Mount Wachusett in Princeton is visible from the impressive Rollstone Hill vista. According to mindat.org, at least six granite quarries were formerly worked on Rollstone Hill from before 1830 until 1941.