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1902 Account
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From:
(1902) Our county and its people": A history of Hampden County ..., Volume 3 Page 300.
The W. N. Flynt Granite Company. The quarries owned by this company are situated on a hill one mile north of Monson village and cover an area of 300 acres. The working face is 1,000 feet long and parts are 40 feet high. The stone is of two distinct shades, light and dark, and free from iron. The quarry was first opened by the U. S. government to obtain stone for the armory in Springfield. Rufus Flynt acquired it in 1824 and was succeeded by his son, Wm. N. Flynt, in 1836. There is a spur track 2 miles long connecting the quarry with the Central Vermont railroad. The shipments of stone in the present year have amounted to 75,000 tons, valued at $200,000. For eight months of the year the company employs from 400 to 500 men and the pay roll for the same time was $110,000. The firm name since 1884 has been the W. N. Flynt Granite Co. The firm was then composed of Wm. N. Flynt, and his four sons, Wm. K., Rufus, Lyman C. and Geo. C. Flynt, of whom only the last two now survive. The present officers are Lyman C. Flynt, president; George C. Flynt, superintendent and treasurer, and M. F. Moore, general manager.
Updated 20100325
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