Editing Cornish Estate Ruins (section)

== Quarrying at Breakneck Ridge ==

[[File:cornish-estate.jpg|left|thumb|Ruins of the Cornish Dairy Farm]]
A locally-famous rock formation known as "Turk's Face" had existed on [[Breakneck Ridge]] until the 1830s or 1840s, but it was destroyed by a quarrying operation.  Breakneck Ridge and surrounding mountains remained prime quarrying locations for a good deal of time.  But by 1913, when a portion of the 163-mile Catskill Aqueduct was constructed on the eastern side of Breakneck Ridge, the quarrying operations there were quickly ceased by the state government who feared that damage might result if blasting was permitted in the immediate vicinity.  In this way, the grounds of Stern's estate enjoyed a generous level of protection against development.