DeerIsleGranite.com
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Kitchen Accessories & Gifts from Deer Isle Granite Co.
Description
Granite is a common component of the earth's crust and takes on many different appearances, each reflective of its origin. There is some debate as to just how granite was formed. Some are clearly igneous while others show evidence of a melting of metamorphic rock. The different granites get their distinctive patterns from unique mixtures of feldspar, hornblende, biotite, mica and quartz. The pink and white colors are derived from the feldspar component while the intense black is hornblende and biotite.
Granite has been an integral part of the colorful history of Deer Isle for over a century. The quarrying business began in the late 1860's with the recognition of the granite's quality and accessibility to transportation. It was started at Green's Landing by Job Goss Sr. although several other companies soon joined this growing industry. Operations expanded to include several other islands with Crotch Island, just across the Deer Isle Thoroughfare from Stonington, becoming the most prominent. Today this island is devoted to quarrying, the last remaining, isolated island quarry on the New England coast. So important was the granite industry to Deer Isle that the town of Green's Landing changed its name to Stonington, which remains one of the most picturesque villages on the coast of Maine.
The first uses for Deer Isle granite were as construction materials. The Harvard bridge across the Charles River in Boston was one of the first sites incorporating this famous stone. You may have even seen it at the Tri-borough bridge in New York City or the breakwater in New Orleans without recognizing it. Several other sites have incorporated the stone in a more visible fashion. From chiseled Deer Isle granite, the Isaiah Wall at the United Nations speaks of peace.
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English
Contact
- Deer Isle Granite Co
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- Deer Isle P
- United States 04627
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- +1.3486121
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