Fletcher Granite Company was a
granite
Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...
quarrying company that opened in 1881 in
Westford, Massachusetts, and ceased operations in 2010. The company was known for its famed
Milford pink granite from
Milford, Massachusetts, and also owned a granite quarry in
Milford, New Hampshire, fifty miles to the north.
History
In 2003, the company rebuilt their rail line, which connects to
Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways, Inc. (PAR) is a subsidiary of CSX Corporation that operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine, to Rotterdam Junction, New York. Pan Am Railways is primarily made up of former C ...
. At the time, it imported rock from Georgia and transferred the stone at
Iron Horse Park onto trucks, which then transported it to the quarry.
Up through 2009 the company also owned a quarry in
Milford, New Hampshire.
In 2010, the Fletcher Granite ceased operations due to declining revenue.
The company was sold in 2011.
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Granite companies
Quarries in the United States