Tour of the Secret Quarries of Somerville
When:
Saturday, Jun 27, 2026 12:00p -
3:00p
Saturday, Jun 27, 2026 12:00p -
3:00p
Where:
Somerville Museum
1 WESTWOOD RD
SOMERVILLE, MA 02143
Admission:
$17
Hosted by:
Categories:
Date Idea, Good for Groups, History, Seasonal
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-of-the-secret-quarries-of-somerville-tickets-1990894205161
Join us on a special walking tour to explore the hidden quarries of Somerville!
Join Somerville resident Robin Hazard Ray on a walk through Somerville’s deep past, beginning and ending at the Somerville Museum. The rocks underlying our city date to a time before the dinosaurs. We will explore the forgotten traces of rock quarries and look at how our handsome bedrock – the Cambridge Argillite – was extracted, shaped, and used in the city’s 19th-century fabric. Please wear sturdy walking shoes and bring some water!
Robin Hazard Ray, a 30-year resident of Somerville, studied geology at Brown University before pursuing a career in publishing. She gives tours at Mount Auburn Cemetery, which provides the setting for her crime-fiction novels The Strangers’ Tomb and The Soldiers’ Rest.
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