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The First Decade of Operations at Logan Quarry

The second in a series on the history of Logan Quarry by Robert Cozzens, who worked with Graniterock for over 62 years, this excerpt is taken from a history he created in 1974.   Hand work at the Quarry was brutal and far too slow, and it was clearly necessary to mechanize production. In 1901, Read more

“Granite Rock Company Works Day and Night to Fill Orders for Large Construction Area”

October 16, 1929 – Register Pajaronian “Granite Rock Company Works Day and Night to Fill Orders for Large Construction Area” Nine miles from Watsonville at Logan crossing a granite mountain is fighting a losing battle with a group of determined workmen under able supervision of Arthur R. Wilson, president of the Granite Rock Company, which Read more