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 ...

If you’re looking to strike gold – silver or bronze, too – look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles off the coast of southwest Scotland is the source of the ...