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 above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,350 by 75 feet (1,326 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 7,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 11 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 2 jet. 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