This quarry was located "in the town of Vinalhaven, on the south shore of Pleasant River, at the end of Winter Harbor, in the northern part of Vinalhaven Island." The operator was Joseph S. Black of Vinalhaven, Maine. The granite from the quarry reportedly was identical to the granite found at the Palmer Quarry. Transport of the granite was by a 350-foot track, with a grade of 10 feet, to the wharf.
The Black Quarry opened in 1896. In 1905 the quarry measured 300 feet in a "N. 40O W. direction by 200 across with a working face 45 feet high." At the time of the report, the quarry had been idle since 1912.
Granite from the Black Quarry was used for buildings and the waste for rip rap. Granite from this quarry was used in building the dry dock at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and the Rain Island Lighthouse.