Rock of Ages Corporation

Rock of Ages Corporation is a granite quarrying and finishing company located in Graniteville, Vermont.

[1] On 19 October 2010, Swenson Granite, based in Concord, New Hampshire, announced that it and Rock of Ages had agreed to merge.

[1] On 16 September 2016, Polycor inc., of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada -a natural stone producer, announced the acquisition of Swenson Granite and Rock of Ages Corporation[2][3][4][5] to become the largest producer of marble and granite in North America.

ROAC maintains the world's largest "deep hole" granite quarry.

Modern techniques have evolved to include the use of diamond-tipped wire saws and water jets.

Rock of Ages granite quarry, viewed from an observation platform during a factory tour
Rock of Ages granite shed