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
Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena. "Erected: 18 February 1822"<br> "Latin Name: Massensis"<br> "Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa" "Name Changed: 20 July 1939"<br> "Latin Name: Apuaniensis"<br> "Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa" "Name Changed: 30 September 1986"<br> "Latin Name: Massensis" "United: 23 February 1988 with the Diocese of Pontremoli"<br> "Latin Name: Massensis-Apuanus"<br> Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli The Italian Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli () is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa. The historical Diocese of Massa Carrara had its name changed in 1939 to Diocese of Apuania; and again in 1986