Nash Dinosaur Track Quarry and Rock Shop

South Hadley, MA - This is the building at the Nash Dinosaur Track Quarry and Rock Shop (formerly Nash Dinosaurland). The quarry was first opened to the public in 1939 by Carlton S. Nash. In 1997 Carlton passed away at 82 years old and his son Kornell Richard Nash continues his fathers work today.


The photo above shows the quarry that still yields tracks. I saw where they layers of stone are cut away to yield the next layer of tracks.



These are just some of the tracks on display in the shop. Most of the tracks are for sale so if you have that hard to shop for person, think of giving them one of these. Many notable families own one of these such as Maytags, Skinners, Carnegies and Pattons and last but not least Laural Hardy?(direct quote from website...at least one of them).


Also for sale are all these cool colorful rocks,psychedelic man. I don't know too much about them...but they look good!


Also for sale are other fossils and stones from all over the world. These fish are from China.

Click on this link for the full story and direction to Nash Dinosaur Track Quarry and Rock Shop

ABANDONED TRUCK AT THE QUARRY

Beckett MA - This is one of the trucks left behind when they closed the quarry.

BECKETT QUARRY AND FOREST

Beckett, MA - This is the former Hudson-Chester Quarry which was active from the 1850's to the 1960's. Stone from this quarry was sent by train to near by Chester MA and Hudson, NY for polishing. This stone was used mostly for gravestones and monuments.

In 1999 a stone company wanted to purchase this quarry and resume the operation. A group from the town, not wanting the noise and activity bought the land and donated it to the land trust. It is now an an extensive day hiking area, free to all.

The next three photos are of the quarry. It is said that there is still a crane under the water. The area around the quarry still has much of the old equipment. I will be posting photos of those later in the week.

I almost didn't get these photos. I tried to find this quarry by hiking up the trail, I didn't pay close attention to how far it was. Well, I went a ways and then turned around. At the bottom I saw these four young women who had just come back from the quarry and told me it was not far and it was worth the hike. So I went back up and about two hundred feet past where I turned around was the quarry. They also told me about some other areas which I will be posting shortly.








This is a Guy Derrick high above the quarry. That dark spot above the derrick is a black fly on my lens. If you hike this time of year, bring your bug spray.