Jul 16-WRAL news does picture story on the Mt. Airy Granite Quarry, which is the largest Open Faced Granite Quarry in the world. The town of Mt. Airy is next door to Patrick County, Va.

White granite: you'll find it all over the country, but especially in Mount Airy. The Surry County town is home to the largest open-faced granite quarry in the world. The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., and the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk were both built with stone from the quarry. Source: http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/image_gallery/11320038/