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 Falls Municipal Airport Granite Falls Municipal Airport Granite Falls Municipal Airport , also known as Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field, is a public-use airport in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the City of Granite Falls and located four nautical miles (7 km) south of its central business district. The airport is situated near State Highway 23. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned GDB by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA The airport covers an area of at an elevation of 1,047 feet (319 m)