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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 7094737, member: 8267"]<b></b></p><p><b>Woodstock Granite</b>..... a pinkish-toned, coarse-grained, gray granitic rock that was quarried near the town of Granite in Baltimore and Howard counties. This rock was first quarried in 1832 and was used intermittently until the 1920's. It was employed as a monument stone as well as being used for building exteriors. Buildings made from this stone include: parts of the Capitol building and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the Baltimore Customs House, and the old Baltimore County Court House. Many curbstones, paving blocks and bridges are made of this stone. </p><p><a href="http://www.mgs.md.gov/geology/building_stones_of_maryland.html#:~:text=Woodstock%20Granite.....,being%20used%20for%20building%20exteriors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mgs.md.gov/geology/building_stones_of_maryland.html#:~:text=Woodstock%20Granite.....,being%20used%20for%20building%20exteriors" rel="nofollow">http://www.mgs.md.gov/geology/building_stones_of_maryland.html#:~:text=Woodstock Granite.....,being used for building exteriors</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 7094737, member: 8267"][B] Woodstock Granite[/B]..... a pinkish-toned, coarse-grained, gray granitic rock that was quarried near the town of Granite in Baltimore and Howard counties. This rock was first quarried in 1832 and was used intermittently until the 1920's. It was employed as a monument stone as well as being used for building exteriors. Buildings made from this stone include: parts of the Capitol building and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the Baltimore Customs House, and the old Baltimore County Court House. Many curbstones, paving blocks and bridges are made of this stone. [URL]http://www.mgs.md.gov/geology/building_stones_of_maryland.html#:~:text=Woodstock%20Granite.....,being%20used%20for%20building%20exteriors[/URL].[/QUOTE]
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