In a recent drive up Rattlesnake Hill, Kurt Swenson found the quarry he once owned eerily quiet. Gone were the employees who sliced blocks of stone from walls a hundred-plus feet down from the edge, a ...

Editor’s note: This article, the latest in a monthly series on Vermont’s granite industry, is provided courtesy of the Vermont Granite Museum. Many of these articles are based on audio/videotaped ...

Jul. 5—CONCORD — It seems unthinkable that a time would come when the Granite State no longer produces granite. But last month, the last commercial granite quarry in New Hampshire was quietly shut ...

Granite Quarry Mayor Brittany Barnhardt presents Louise Crowther with the proclamation honoring Crowther as she approaches her 100 birthday. Crowther is the seventh generation of the Brown family that ...

In a 2018 photo, an overview of the deep 250-foot quarry area at Swenson Granite. It is time-consuming and expensive to move things and people into and out of a 250-foot hole. The difficulty isn’t ...

GRANITE QUARRY — Bill Feather says it’s not right for the mayor of Granite Quarry to have a Salisbury address. But that’s the position Feather, Granite Quarry’s mayor, and most of the other residents ...

RIDGEWAY, S.C. — The Virginia-based company Luck Stone has received approval to mine granite in Ridgeway and now they are searching for locals to help fill spots in their company. The quarry is being ...

MILFORD – The construction of a new public performance space at the east entrance to Keyes Memorial Park is scheduled to begin this week, using stones from an old Milford quarry. Stones are from the ...

For the second time in about five years, North Carolina Granite Corp. has changed hands, with plans this time around calling for the "decommissioning" of the fabled Mount Airy company. Luck Stone ...

MILFORD – From the original Penn Station in New York City to the Boston Public Library, Milford’s famous "pink granite" has a long and diverse history. Local residents are invited to learn more about ...

WAITE PARK — We have a mountain range beneath us, said Julianne O'Connell, education curator at the Stearns History Museum, pointing to a stone outcrop at Quarry Park & Nature Preserve. The museum has ...

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