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As of the census of 2000, there were 3,657 people and 1,491 households residing in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for Concord's ZIP code (24538). [9] Education.
Kurt Swenson was the fourth generation of his family to own and operate Swenson Granite Co. and its quarry on Concord's Rattlesnake Hill. ... That includes the original 1883 bill of sale for ...
Originating from Namibia and China, where it is mined for use as a decorative stone due to its chaotic chatoyancy and brecciated structure. Ranging in colour from brownish-red, to blue-grey, and chatoyant yellow. The Chinese variety are predominantly a reddish-brown, with regions of chatoyant blue and yellow.
Mining this granite was the basis for quarries which were located on both sides of the river in the vicinity. Granite stone quarried nearby was used to construct the State, War and Navy building in Washington, D.C., and to build the 3-foot granite walls of Richmond's Gothic City Hall at 10th and Capitol Streets which was completed in 1894. (It ...
In gemology, chatoyancy (/ ʃ ə ˈ t ɔɪ. ən s i / shə-TOY-ən-see), also called chatoyance or the cat's eye effect, [1] is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gemstones, woods, and carbon fiber. Coined from the French œil de chat, meaning 'cat's eye'. The chatoyant effect is typically characterized by one or more well-defined ...
ZIP code: 24554. Area code: 434: GNIS feature ID: 1467129 [1] Gladys is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. Gladys is located on ...
As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 1,761 people, 716 households, and 469 families residing in the town. The population density was 808.7 people per square mile (311.9/km 2).
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