At about 165 pounds per cubic foot, granite stones also were used as weights in cheese presses or on the back of snow rollers. A stone suspended from a rope was sometimes used as a gate closer.
This is the latest in a monthly column on central Vermont's granite industry by the Vermont Granite Museum. Abenaki Indians were probably the first to use Barre granite. In their treks between Lake ...
AILSA CRAIG – If you’re looking to strike gold — silver or bronze, too — look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of southwest Scotland is the source of the ...