Granite bits and sandblasting over a rubber stencil. Leaving the letters, numbers, and emblems exposed on the stone, the blaster can create virtually any kind of artwork or epitaph. The stone known as "black granite" is usually gabbro, which has a completely different chemical composition. Granite has been extensively used as a dimension stone and as flooring tiles in public and commercial buildings and monuments. Aberdeen in Scotland, which is constructed principally from local granite, is known as "The Granite City". Because of its abundance in New England, granite was commonly used to build foundations for homes there. The Granite Railway,
Granite Creek townsite, British Columbia platinum buried somewhere in Granite City(sic). This legend should be lightly regarded as, other than N.L. Barlee's story, there is no evidence supporting this legend or of such a cache. Granite Creek was featured on the historical television series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, Season 1, Episode 11. Granite Creek townsite, British Columbia "Granite City" is the informal name for the mining settlement located near Granite Creek. Established during the 1885 gold rush, Granite Creek townsite is now a ghost town in the Similkameen region of British Columbia, Canada. A cowboy and sometimes prospector named Johnny Chance discovered gold in