Granite City Roller Girls 1st in Tier 3 North. The Fights went on to Tier 3 Playoffs and placed 3rd overall. Granite City Roller Girls "Granite City Roller Derby" (GCRD) is a roller derby league based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league currently have two teams which compete with teams from other leagues. Originating as the Aberdeen Aces, GCRD were the second established roller derby league in Scotland. The league struggled in the early days to find a training hall to practice in and resorted to skating in a local car park when weather allowed. In November 2008, the league began skating
USS Granite City (1863) United States from the New York City prize court for $55,000 and delivered to the Navy at New York City 16 April 1863, Acting Master Charles W. Lamson in command. Assigned to the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, "Granite City" arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, for duty 27 August 1863. She was detained for a time in quarantine because of sickness on board, but departed 4 September to take part in the ill-fated Sabine Pass Expedition, which was intended to provide a Union lodgment in Texas and prevent possible French moves into that State from Mexico. "Granite City" was ideally suited