Rock of Ages' quarries are the most prolific granite quarries in the world. Each is several hundred feet deep, and contains a several hundred-year supply of granite. It's important to understand, however, that many different qualities of granite come out of the same quarry.

The granite is taken from the quarry in huge, room-sized blocks. It is inspected immediately, then sawed into slabs (like a loaf of bread) and polished. At each step in this process, our skilled craftsmen constantly assess the quality of the granite, saving the very best stone for our own Rock of Ages lines of memorials.

Granite blocks that meet our most exacting specifications are then sawed, polished, carved sandblasted and carefully hand-sculpted by our most skilled craftsmen.

Some of the granite that comes from our quarries-stone that doesn't meet our own Rock of Ages memorial quality measures-is sold in blocks or slabs to be exported or made into memorials by other manufacturers. These manufacturers buy granite blocks or slabs from our company, because they do not own their own quarries.