Fletcher Granite Company
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{{Short description|Granite quarry in Westford, Massachusetts}}
Fletcher Granite Company was a granite quarrying company that opened in 1881 in Westford, Massachusetts, and ceased operations in 2010. The company was known for its famed Milford pink granite from Milford, Massachusetts, and also owned a granite quarry in Milford, New Hampshire, fifty miles to the north.
History
In 2003, the company rebuilt their rail line, which connects to Pan Am Railways. At the time, it imported rock from Georgia and transferred the stone at Iron Horse Park onto trucks, which then transported it to the quarry.{{cite web|title=Granite company rebuilding rail line|url=http://www.aggregateresearch.com/articles/2535/Granite-company-rebuilding-rail-line-.aspx|accessdate=5 April 2014|date=3 July 2003}}
Up through 2009 the company also owned a quarry in Milford, New Hampshire.{{cite web|title=Granite firm forced to close|url=http://www.nhbr.com/March-13-2009/Granite-firm-forced-to-close/|publisher=New Hampshire Business Review|accessdate=5 April 2014}}
In 2010, the Fletcher Granite ceased operations due to declining revenue.{{cite news|last=Crane|first=Joyce|title=Industry woes chipped away at Westford's Fletcher Granite|url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/x522011971/Industry-woes-chipped-away-at-Westfords-Fletcher-Granite|accessdate=5 April 2014|newspaper=Wicked Local|date=22 July 2010}} The company was sold in 2011.{{cite news|last=Fuccione|first=James|title=Era ends for Fletcher Granite Company in Westord|url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20110103/News/301039320|accessdate=5 April 2014|newspaper=Wicked Local|date=3 January 2011}}
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.fletchergranite.com/}}
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