Record #:

38268

Author(s):

Tomlin, Jimmy

Abstract:

Mount Airy, model for the town in Andy Griffith’s classic comedies, may also be known as site for the largest open faced granite quarry in the world. Locally, Mount Airy’s North Carolina Granite Corp.’s immense supply has been used in its high school’s façade. State projects include the Wright Brothers Memorial. On a national scale, it has been used in projects such as the Arlington Memorial Bridge.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 4, Sept 2012, p166-168, 170, 172, 174, 176 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mount Airy--Description and travel; North Carolina Granite Corp. (Mount Airy); Granite industry and trade--Mount Airy; Granite Mill (Haw River); Wright Brothers National Memorial (Kill Devil Hills); World War II Memorial (Washington DC); Geology--North Carolina, Western; Mount Airy Visitors Center