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 ...
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 ...
Almost two years after being purchased by a Quebec firm, Concord’s iconic Swenson Granite Quarry has expanded operations slightly on Rattlesnake Hill, even as it starts reconfiguring its approach to ...
There are several translations for the Native American Iroquois word “Oswegatchie.” Some define it as “black water” or “black river,” while others say it means “at the outlet.” But the translation ...
This story is the latest installment in "Past Times," a series about Fall River the way people remember it and the way history recorded it. Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble would have been right at ...
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 ...