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Linking the North Country One Road at a Time.

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Crushing stone to Build a road using a steam powered stone crusher in Hermon

By hand, by horse, and by machine, people have been building roads across the North Country for years. Collected here are those photos.

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Building a concrete road through Harrisville
Building the first state road from Canton to Ogdensburg
Building the first state road from Canton to Ogdensburg
Work crew building road in Canton
Work crew building road in Canton
Road builders with tools outside Ogdensburg
Working on concrete road through Harrisville
Laying crushed stone for a road in Saint Lawrence
Laying crushed stone for a road in Saint Lawrence County
Road crew in Town of Webb
Road crew laying concrete road in Town of Webb
Laying concrete road in Heuvelton
WPA workers building roads in Ogdensburg
WPA workers digging ditches for road-laying in Ogdensburg
Road construction using both horses and a backhoe in Canton
Road construction using both horses and a backhoe in Canton
Grader operator on construction of South Shore Road in Pillar Point
Backhoe crew on construction of South Shore Road in Pillar Point
Digging a road bed near Crooked Trestle in the Town of
Digging a road bed near Crooked Trestle in the Town of Clifton
Crushing stone for laying roads in Saint Lawrence County
Crushing stone for laying roads in Saint Lawrence County
Building the highway between Limerick and Dexter
Traction steam engine in front of a church in Saint Lawrence County
Traction steam engine in front of a church in Saint Lawrence County
Laying brick pavement on State Street in Carthage
Laying brick pavement on State Street in Carthage
Steam roller in DeKalb Junction
Steam roller on Hermon Street in DeKalb Junction
Packing stone for road construction in Hammond
Road crew operating a steam drill in the Town of De Kalb
Road crew operating a steam drill in the Town of De Kalb
Road crew crushing stone in the Town of De Kalb
Road crew crushing stone in the Town of De Kalb
The New Case Steam Roller bought by Hermon Village
Building Stone Road in Dexter
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