Immigrant Stonemason’s Work Made Scenic Parkways Possible
By David Stephens
Hometown News

Frank Troitino relaxes on the Blue Ridge Parkway with some of his tunnel stonework behind him.
Stonemason Frank Troitino, 74, immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York on January 31, 1961. Troitino came from the Galacia region of Northwest Spain where his stonemason expertise began.
Almost immediately after arriving in the United States he began significant stonemason work with his uncle, who sponsored his immigration, on countless construction stonemason projects - works performed mostly in anonymity.
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