Duchy of Massa and Carrara 1851, thanks to the English engineer and tycoon William Walton. In 1846 the Count Francesco del Medico proposed to the Duke Francis V the construction of the Marble Railway of Carrara, to link the marble quarries to the sea and thereby facilitating the transport of blocks to the areas for sorting, loading, and shipping. This project was also suspended for lack of funds. The Marble Railway was finally built after the Italian unification (1871–1890). In the last years of the duchy, an increasing number of clashes was seen between the liberals and the ducal government, especially in Carrara. The territory
Cassa di Risparmio di Carrara Cassa di Risparmio di Carrara Cassa di Risparmio di Carrara S.p.A. was an Italian saving bank based in Carrara, Tuscany. The bank was absorbed by the parent company Banca Carige in 2015. Cassa di Risparmio di Carrara was found in 1843 in Carrara in the Duchy of Modena and Reggio. In 1992 the statutory corporation was split into a limited company () and Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Carrara (a banking foundation). At that time the banking foundation owned 66.67% stake of the company, with the rest was owned by Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde (Cariplo). In 1995, a