In 1762, Deacon Ezra Brainerd began quarry operations and sent granite blocks down the hill to the Connecticut River where ships sailed the stone to New York, Philadelphia, Virginia and New Orleans.

Hurd State Park in East Hampton, Conn., winds along the Connecticut River. Contributed photo Hurd State Park in East Hampton, Conn., is among the 50 hikes listed in a new book.

Chateau-sur-Mer on Bellevue Avenue in Newport was built with Fall River granite. Beattie’s Ledge boasted the best and most granite in the city. The late Mary Gifford, ...

The ledge was a result of the Fall River Granite Co. quarrying a special kind of granite called Arkose Granite from it in the 1800s. The granite that came from this ledge can still be found in ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is introducing the Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act (CRWPA), which would formalize a partnership between federal, state, local and private ...