Private company
Smith Granite Company
Company founded in 18871
Smith Granite Company In 1845 Orlando Smith discovered a granite outcrop on the property owned by Joshua Babcock in Westerly, Rhode Island, and a year later purchased the site from him. He established a granite quarry shortly thereafter and by the 1850s was cutting granite monuments.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Smith Granite Company In 1845 Orlando Smith discovered a granite outcrop on the property owned by Joshua Babcock in Westerly, Rhode Island, and a year later purchased the site from him. He established a granite quarry shortly thereafter and by the 1850s was cutting granite monuments.2
Timeline
- 1887Founded Founded1
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- WikipediaSmith Granite Company
- WikidataQ7545157
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- 2WikipediaSmith Granite Company on Wikipedia