Dartmoor, Dartmoor Ponies c.1965
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D6135
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Dartmoor was plundered for its mineral wealth. In the south, huge pits were dug for china clay, an industry that continues today, and all over the moor granite was quarried for building stone. Tor Royal and Foggintor provided stone for the building of the prison, while King's Tor and Swell Tor quarries produced the corbel stones for London Bridge, some of which can be seen, unused, near the old Princetown railway line. The advent of the railways gave hitherto isolated towns a link with the outside world. By the beginning of the 20th century, Tavistock, Lydford and Okehampton in the west had stations, and in the east Bovey Tracey, Lustleigh and Moretonhampstead all benefited from the construction of the Teign Valley line. However, communities away from the railways were still dependent on the horse, and it was not until the arrival of the motor car that Dartmoor's last great industry took off.
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