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Article: From north Carolina to the world: nearly 10 years ago, Rock of Ages Corp. invested in the Salisbury Pink granite quarry in North Carolina, and today the site is a source of material for high-profile projects around the world.(RE-EMERGING U.S. STONE INDUSTRY)(Company overview)
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- Stone World
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- April 1, 2006
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Dating back to 1885, Rock of Ages Corp. of Barre, VT, has grown into a stone-production powerhouse--with ownership of 10 active quarries and five manufacturing and sawing facilities in North America. The publicly owned company is a leading quarrier of granite in the U.S. and Canada, and it is among the world's largest manufacturers and retailers of granite memorials. While the majority of Rock of Ages' quarrying sites and fabricating plants are located in Vermont and the Province of Quebec, the company also owns a successful quarrying operation in Salisbury, NC.
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Salisbury Pink granite--consisting of unique pink shading and fine ...