Lee Mass

June 14-15, 2010
Monday is laundry day and the time we go to the library to down load emails. Today we walked around Lee and got some information of the town. The Housatonic Indians were one the first to occupy Lee. The southern half was purchased from the Stockbridge Indians. The town was named after Major General Charles Lee, a rank that placed him second in command to George Washington. Paper making was an important industry since 1805. In 1852, Charles Heebner came from Philadelphia and opened the Heebner Marble quarry.
We hiked the old quarry two years ago when we were here. There was still old rusting equipment lying around. Lee marble could withstand a much greater pressure than any other in the country and was more durable than Italian marble. The marble was used to build the Customs House in lower Manhattan, the State House Annex in Washington, D.C. and for thousands of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. More was sent overseas to grave sites of American soldiers, sailors and Marines in the United States and on foreign soil. It was used on many building in Lee including the library that we frequent.
As I write this papa Gene is in little Gene’s house putting up rafters. Our son is building his little house. It is close to being completed.
The sun is out and it is getting warm. We are hoping for a good day on Saturday for Danielle’s graduation party. Our daughter Noreen will be down along with granddaughter Jolene and husband Jeff.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DAUGHTER MARCI WHO’S BIRTHDAY IS ON JUNE 15.