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After he had burned out as much as he could, he scraped out the rest with a stone tool called a "celt." AFTER HE HAD BURNED OUT AS MUCH AS HE COULD HE SCRAPED OUT THE REST WITH A STONE TOOL CALLED A SALT
ing of granite blocks for Bunker Hill Monument from their quarry to the harbor. Granite from the hills--the hills which swim forever against the sky and march forever above the distant horizon. Again we are drawn back to the irresistible magnet of those mighty monitors. Yes, wherever one goes in Milton, either on foot to-day or back through the chapters of three centuries ago, the Blue Hills dominate every event, and the Great Blue Hill floats above them all. "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help," chants the psalmist. Ah, well, no one can say it better than that--except the hills themselves, which, with gentle majesty, look down affectionately upon the town at their feet. [Illustration] CHAPTER III SHIPBUILDING AT QUINCY [Illustration] The first man-made craft which floated on the waters of what is now Fore River was probably a little dugout, a crude boat made by an Indian, who burned out the center of a pine log which he had felled by girdling with fire.  CHAPTER THREE OF THE OLD COAST ROAD FROM BOSTON TO PLYMOUTH THIS IS A LIVERPOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION ARE TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG THE OLD COAST ROAD FROM BOSTON TO PLYMOUTH BY AGNES EDWARDS CHAPTER THREE SHIP BUILDING AT QUINCEY THE FIRST MAN MADE CRAFT WHICH FLOATED ON THE WATERS OF WHAT IS NOW FOUR RIVER WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE DUGOUT A CRUDE BOAT MADE BY AN INDIAN WHO BURNED OUT THE CENTER OF A PINE LOG WHICH HE HAD FELLED BY GIRDLING WITH FIRE
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