Urban Archives Exhibit Ex21
Label: This photo was taken on June 18 1858 by Charles Jones Wister, Jr. It shows a number of quarry workmen in front of McKinney's Quarry in Rittenhousetown. The quarry was opened by Daniel McKinney in 1837 when he leased the hill and opened the quarry. It specialized in curb stone and much of Philadelphia and Norristown was curbed from this quarry. The quarry was closed in 1910.
