The Rejected Stone ofEli Whitney Park
In 2019, city planners in Hamden, Connecticut, nearly demolished a crumbling granite wall along Eli Whitney Park. The stones were uneven, cracked, deemed unusable for...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24.
In 2019, city planners in Hamden, Connecticut, nearly demolished a crumbling granite wall along Eli Whitney Park. The stones were uneven, cracked, deemed unusable for the modern renovation. One mason, Ray Thibodeau, a third-generation stoneworker, walked the site and stopped at a massive irregular block the demolition crew had flagged for disposal. "That's your cornerstone," he told them. Everyone thought he was crazy.…
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