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Granite · Georgia

Blue Ribbon Granite

Blue Ribbon Quarries, Inc.

Blue Ribbon quarry granite formed into a gray memorial with fluted columns and an engraved cap.
Georgia Gray granite from Blue Ribbon Quarries in a memorial. Photo: Elberton Granite Association.

Fine-grained, medium blue Georgia granite from Blue Ribbon Quarries in Oglethorpe County.

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Colors
Blue · Gray
Supplied as
Blocks, polished and unpolished slabs, finished monuments, memorials and coping.
Typical uses
Sculpture & monuments

Origin evidence

Extraction country
USA — verified[1][2][3]
Extraction state
Georgia — verified[1][2][3]
Quarry / operator
Blue Ribbon Quarries — Blue Ribbon Quarries Inc[1][2][3]
MSHA Mine ID
0901116[2][3][1]
Sources (3)
  1. Source 1 · extraction country, extraction state, quarry / operator, msha mine id
  2. Source 2 · extraction country, extraction state, quarry / operator, msha mine id
  3. Source 3 · extraction country, extraction state, quarry / operator, msha mine id

MSHA: Active · Mine ID 0901116

MSHA record details

Blue Ribbon Quarries, Inc

Snapshot: 18 September 2026. Mine source record 0901116 · Look up this ID at MSHA · Status effective 3 February 1999

Regulatory classification; confirm current supply separately.

Material-to-mine association supported by the linked sources.

Mine source record

Documented capabilities

Blocks
Yes

Source 1 · Source 2

Slabs
Yes

Source 1 · Source 2

Dimensional stone
Yes

Source 1 · Source 2

Monumental stone
Yes

Source 1 · Source 2

Finishing
polished; unpolished

Source 1 · Source 2

Available finishes
polished; unpolished

Source 1 · Source 2

Shipping and loading
Finished-stone supply throughout the United States; plant loading accommodates multiple trucks.

Source

coping
Yes

Source 1 · Source 2

Restoration and matching

Former operators
Walt McCannon; Vince Fernandez and Manuel Fernandez

Source

Quarry history
Established in 1961; Larry Cook acquired Blue Ribbon in 2006 and Briar Patch in 2019. Briar Patch is a separate source; material equivalence is not established.

Source

Material still marketed
Yes

Current industry profile; confirm stock with the producer.

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