The building and ornamental stones of North Carolina (1906)
Watson, Thomas L. (Thomas Leonard), 1871-1924, Laney, Francis Baker, 1875-1938, Merrill, George P. (George Perkins), 1854-1929 · Raleigh, [N.C.] : E.M. Uzzell, Public Printer · leaf 72
places, especially to the west and northwest of Ealeigh. The principalexposures in which openings have been made can be grouped and besttreated separately under two areas, namely, (a) The Ealeigh GraniteArea; and (b) The Wyatt-Eolesville Granite Area. THE RALEIGH GRANITE AREA.THE CITY QUARRIES.… … THE VARIETIES OF BUILDING STONES. 31 openings from which much stone has been quarried, were first made morethan seventy years ago. The records are incomplete and do not affordthe exact date of the opening of these quarries. Some stone was quarriedprior to 1833 for local use, and from 1833 to 1836…
Building stones · Quarries and quarrying
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