The Quarry: Complete History Of The Hackett Family

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The Quarry takes place on land owned by the Hacketts, a family with almost two centuries of history in the area. While the game never gives a full account of their history, there are bits and pieces to pick up along the way. Eagle-eyed players can trace the family all the way back to their days as frontier trappers.

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If you missed any of the game's clues, or just want to confirm your suspicions, here is everything there is to know about the Hacketts, from their origins to their place in the game's overall story.

This article contains major spoilers for The Quarry. It is highly recommended that you complete at least one playthrough of the game before reading further.

Although the location of the fictional town of North Kill is never specified, it's safe to assume that it is somewhere in the western United States. The Hacketts claimed the land for trapping in the mid-1800s, suggesting that they were part of a large westward migration of Americans that displaced the existing populations in the area at that time.

Although their business was fur, the discovery of large quartzite deposits on their land changed the trajectory of the Hacketts. Converting much of the forest into a quarry for the valuable stone, they became very wealthy to the point where they effectively owned the town of North Kill.

While the quarry was prosperous for decades, it was eventually shut down by Septimus Hackett (1890-1944). As his name implies, Septimus was the seventh child of the original quarry owners. Either due to his youth or to foul play, Septimus was the only living son of the family when his father passed, ensuring his inheritance of the family fortune.

Hackett's Quarry was shut down