Tag Archives: Granite Rock Company
Rancho Las Aromitas Y Agua Caliente
Rose Ann Woolpert
Sunday, November 27, 2011, 7:43 pm
From time to time, interesting artifacts turn up in the storage boxes and cubby holes of a 111 year old company. This summer, we found a folded, worn and water stained map in our storage vault. Now restored and framed, it is a wonderful addition to our Granite Rock archives. On March 2, 1907, Policronio Estolastico [...]
World War I, Liberty Bonds and Granite Rock Company
Rose Ann Woolpert
Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 8:34 pm
In 1919, Granite Rock Company purchased Liberty Bonds for a number of its Team Members. A Liberty Bond was a war bond that was sold by the United States Government to support the allied cause in World War I. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty and introduced the idea of financial [...]
