Memorials & monuments · South West England
Granite Cross
Granite Cross — a memorial in england-south-west, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Granite Cross is a memorial located in england-south-west, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Granite Construction Inc. is a civil construction company and aggregate producer, a member of the S&P 600 Index based and founded in Watsonville, California, and is the parent corporation of Granite Construction Company. The company is both a heavy civil construction contractor and construction aggregate manufacturer, owning or leasing quarries in several Western states for extracting mostly sands, gravel, and crushed stone products. Granite Construction Company is composed of a construction materials division, and three construction operating divisions (California Group, Mountain Group and Central Group). Under each group are numerous regional offices, quarries, asphalt and concrete plants. Granite's California Group comprises five regions, based on geographically limited areas within the state. Granite's Central Group comprises six regions, representing states and specific markets outside of California: Arizona, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Federal Division based in Colorado. Granite's Mountain Group comprises five regions, representing states and specific markets in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and the Water/Mineral Division. Granite Construction works in both public and private sector transportation infrastructure projects that include: roads and highways, bridges, dams, water reservoirs, railroads, seaports, and airports. The materials division produces construction materials such as sand, gravel, ready-mix and asphalt concrete. As of 2022, Granite was ranked 28th on ENR's Top 400 Contractors (by overall revenue), dropping from 25th in 2021.
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Background
History
Source: Granite Construction was established in 1922 as a construction division of Graniterock following the expansion of the company after World War I. The company would be head by Walter J. Wilkinson, Graniterock's superintendent of construction. Throughout the late 1920s and 1930s, the company fell into financial hardship from the Wall Street crash of 1929 and the following Great Depression. In lieu of the failing economy, Congress began a series of projects to help the construction industry.In 1930, the company began work on the Hoover Dam and later the first roads into Yosemite National Park, specifically the road to Glacier Point. By World War II, the company began focusing on…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6844, -3.6112
- County
- Devon
- District
- Teignbridge
- Parish
- Dunsford
- Postcode
- EX6 7BJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Devon
- Established
- 1922
Sources
- osm: node/3430295653 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Granite Construction (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Granite Cross?
- Granite Cross is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX6 7BJ), in the parish of Dunsford.
- When was Granite Cross built?
- Built or established in 1922.
- Who owns Granite Cross?
- Granite Cross is owned by | num_employees = 4,200.
- Is Granite Cross free to visit?
- Yes, Granite Cross is free to enter.
- How do I get to Granite Cross?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX6 7BJ. It sits within the Central Devon parliamentary constituency.