Inmates work the Portsmouth Quarry in 1911. Photo courtesy of Canada's Penitentiary Museum Collection In the mid-1800’s Portsmouth Park was a busy limestone quarry worked by inmates from Kingston Penitentiary. Decades later, the City of Kingston brought new life to the park with popular summer park programs. For years it was home to fastball's finest, … Continue reading Portsmouth’s Garrigan Park: A Once Thriving Limestone Quarry Has A Long History
