Montello Granite Park by elfin14doaks

Photography • Scenic • posted on Jun 15, 2009

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On our adventures Saturday about a block away from the turtle rescue site, Dave had shown me this park. He and his family would stop here when he was a boy. This is what I learned about it. The Montello granite quarry, opened in 1879, employed more workers and generated more income for Montello than any other single business. Montello red granite was used to build the tombs of U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, and decorates Wisconsin's magnificent State Capitol Building. The rapids that once provided the power to run the quarry machinery now form four sparkling waterfalls that cascade over granite outcroppings into the quarry that made Montello famous, and prosperous. The waterfalls and quarry can best be viewed from the Montello Granite Park, located on Hwy. 23 in Montello. - compliments of the Chamber of commerce for Montello Wi. Thank you for looking and all comments on my previous post, They mean a lot to me. Have an incredibly wonderful Day/ Night. Friends always, Cheri