Fall River granite

The ridge extends approximately 20 miles (32 km) from the village of Assonet in the north through Fall River and into Tiverton, Rhode Island in the south, along the edge of the basin that forms Narragansett Bay.

[3][4]The granite quarry industry in Fall River had been established by 1840, employing 30 people, with the rock being transported to places such as Newport, New Bedford, Providence, Bristol, and New York City.

[6] Originally called the Harrison Quarry, consisting of fewer than three acres, brothers William and John Beattie purchased the site near the end of the Civil War.

It was acquired by the Fall River Housing Authority which built Oak Village in 1965, an apartment complex for the disabled and elderly.

Another fine example of the use of this material was the Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, Fall River Massachusetts.

The Chateau-sur-Mer mansion in Newport, Rhode Island is perhaps the best example of Fall River granite being used for private home construction.