North Carolina Granite Quarry Pics Before And After

Huge granite quarry wish there was tours.

North carolina granite quarry pics before and after. After visiting everything in mount airy we decided to make the short drive out to the north carolina granite quarry. It s a huge quarry but unlike other rock quarries that seem to go deep into the ground this one is almost completely flat. See 36 reviews articles and 42 photos of north carolina granite quarry ranked no 4 on tripadvisor among 7 attractions in mount airy. North carolina granite quarry mount airy.

A granite sign with the initials marks the road leading to the quarry. Close into town we saw the entrance to the quarry by this time it was after 5 and the site was closed. If you have a few extra minutes travel about 2 miles from the downtown area of mt. The quarry stretches on pretty far.

Nothing was going on that day so not much to see. Soon after the town s incorporation however problems arose with mail delivery since there was already another town in north carolina named woodsides. Because of this in 1902 the post office changed its name to granite quarry after the stone quarried in the area. You have to drive down a gravel road out to a small observation point.

The town s name was not officially changed until february 5 1905. Check out tripadvisor members 19 candid photos and videos of landmarks hotels and attractions in granite quarry. North carolina granite quarry visit after missing the turn and riding into the country mountains for 20 or so minutes we turned back to mount airy. It has been quarried since 1743 by the north carolina granite corporation and predecessors.

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