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W.N. Flynt Granite Co., in Monson, Massachusetts, a granite quarry that opened in 1809 and operated until 1935. By 1888, the company employed over 200 workers, and produced about 30,000 tons of granite per year. Quincy Quarries Reservation, in Quincy, Massachusetts, producer of granite from 1826 to 1963, including for the Bunker Hill Monument.
Oxide jacking has caused concrete spalling on walls of the Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. The expansive force of rusting, which may be called oxide jacking or rust burst, is a phenomenon that can cause damage to structures made of stone, masonry, concrete or ceramics, and reinforced with metal components.
Stone sinks have been used for ages. Some of the more popular stones used are: marble, travertine, onyx, granite, and soap stone on high end sinks. Glass, concrete, and terrazzo sinks are usually designed for their aesthetic appeal and can be obtained in a wide variety of unusual shapes and colors such as floral shapes. Concrete and terrazzo ...
An early-20th century Art Nouveau-style kitchen in Riga. A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a commercial establishment.
Rockville: Confederate Monument, lifesize and bronze, on a granite pedestal. The base of the CSA monument moved from Rockville, MD, to White's Ferry, MD. It was originally donated by the UDC and the United Confederate Veterans, and built by the Washington firm of Falvey Granite Company at a cost of $3,600. The artist is unknown. [267]
Granite Peak, at an elevation of 12,807 feet (3,904 m) above sea level, [1] is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and the tenth-highest state high point in the nation. [3] It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Park County , very near the borders of Stillwater County and Carbon County .
The United States Steel Corporation is an American steel company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with production facilities in the U.S. and Central Europe.. The company produces and sells steel products, including flat-rolled and tubular products for customers in industries across automotive, construction, consumer, electrical, industrial equipment, distribution, and energy.
Granite Mill fire: Fire (building) Fall River, Massachusetts: 23 1891 Railway accident on the Bostian Bridge: Accident – railroad Statesville, North Carolina: 23 1900 Thanksgiving Day Disaster: Structural collapse: San Francisco, California: Deadliest sporting event accident in US history 23 1919 Onawa train wreck: Accident – railroad Onawa ...