accretion. n. 1) in real estate, the increase of the actual land on a stream, lake or sea by the action of water which deposits soil upon the shoreline. Accretion is Mother Nature's little gift to a landowner.
New Hampshire's most popular nickname, The Granite State, refers to the extensive granite quarries in the state. Granite is the official state rock of New Hampshire. This nickname refers to the New England rivers that originate in the White Mountains of the state. Major interstate rivers include the Connecticut River, the Pemigewasset River, the Merrimack River, the Androscoggin River, and the Saco River.
Granite Falls is a town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,612 at the 2000 census. It is part of the HickoryâLenoirâMorganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Granite Falls is located at 35Â°48â²1â³N 81Â°25â²59â³W / 35.80028Â°N 81.43306Â°W / 35.80028; -81.43306 (35.800345, -81.432929).