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Quarry Tour Takes Industry to Elberton and Tate Georgia - Brings the Marble Institute of America and Elberton Granite Assocation Together

StoneDimensions

Approximately 120 blocks of stone are quarried weekly and shipped to Massachusetts by rail for curbing. Established in 1951, they operate a wholesale quarry, foundry, and manufacture a wide range of architectural plaques and signs. Attendees saw first-hand how Polycor utilizes a strategy of 100% stone usage.

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Creative Wood Platform Inspires Childish Exploration in Massachusetts

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Five Fields Play Structure is a landscape architecture project in Lexington, Massachusetts, that aims to bring the community together through play. “Pre-conceived architectural elements like doors and stairs do exist, but lead to nowhere,” the architects said. Older kids climb over while younger crawl under.”