Record #:

12506

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

John Gilmer, a Surry County farmer, bought the land that North Carolina Granite now quarries back in 1872. At that time the exposed rock was considered \"good for nothing.\" The quarrying company was known as Thomas Woodruff & Sons until 1904, when N.C. Granite was organized. N.C. Granite is the largest granite quarrying firm in the state, and the 90-acre quarry is the world's largest open quarry.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 44 Issue 11, Nov 1986, p84-85, il, por

Subject(s):

Granite industry and trade--Mount Airy