I share thoughts on geology, maps, data visualization, and history. Currently exploring stories around the natural and human history of slate.
Former Geology Prof | Fulbright Scholar | Vermont
John Van Hoesen, Ph.D.
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A slightly hard to read map of Maine quarrying in the late 1800s. Top center = slate quarries around Blanchard, Monson & Brownville #geology #thestoryofslate #maine
A terrifying view of logs (and steel) used as structural 'support' in a deep and vertical Monson slate quarry #geology #thestoryofslate #maine
Frank Eliscu - designer of the Heisman Trophy - also created low-relief slate carvings
#geology #thestoryofslate
Buckingham Slate - part of the upper Arvonia Formation - was quarried in the south in & around Arvonia, VA. See the thin band of Oa in the geologic map #geology #thestoryofslate #virginia
Quarrymen hard at work extracting large slate slabs from a quarry in Monson, ME. The Monson & Brownville quarries had a unique mix of Welsh, Finnish, & Swedish immigrants. It's one of the few US slate regions where the cemeteries aren't dominated by #Welsh surnames #geology #thestoryofslate #maine
A Welsh 'Quarry Incline' in pencil and paper by the amazing Mary Elizabeth Thompson (www.merchedchwarel.org/mary-elizabe...) #geology #thestoryofslate #wales
John Van Hoesen, Ph.D.
John Van Hoesen, Ph.D.
John Van Hoesen, Ph.D.
Say hello to my 1:5 scale locomotive, which hasn’t run in more than a decade due to a lack of a layout, this proving your point!
Coastal hiking in Newfoundland, Canada is a treat for the eyes. Another view (last week) of the seaside cliffs near my hometown in Conception Bay North. #hiking #trail #ediacaran
John Van Hoesen, Ph.D.
John Van Hoesen, Ph.D.
John Van Hoesen, Ph.D.
#geology #slate #easdale More of the slate-fest from Scottish ‘Slate Islands’, Seil and Easdale. These shots highlight the extent of former workings, which were surprisingly deep and abandoned after sea broke through defences in C19. Shipped all over the world!
Jeff, Stopping by Woods
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Ifor Pritchard (Welsh | 1940 - 2010), painter of the slate quarrying industry. North Wales quarry scene with quarrymen on a rock face platform (oil on board).
