The Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc., September 1st, 2003
Introduction
The availability and abundance of building material has alys been one of the determining factors for permanent tlement and development of a region. When stone outcroppings, abundant woodland, clay pits, and iron ore deposits were close at hand, carpenters, masons, and metal workers could ply their skills building hamlets, towns, and cities. Fortunately, America was blessed with natural resources, and among these was brownstone. Indeed, as a building material brownstone became so popular in the latter half of the nineteenth century that these years are sometimes referred to as the...
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