New England Stone Industries, Inc. &
Georgia Stone Industries, Inc.
Quarry Blocks, Slabs, Cut to Size
All structural granite supplied by New England Stone Industries and subsidiary
Georgia Stone Industries meet or exceed the standard ASTM specifications (ASTM
C97, C170, C99). Test results available.
Forty years ago Antonio “Tony” Ramos chose to build a small building
in Esmond, Rhode Island in which to develop his talent and pursue a career
as a stone carver. Today out of that same building and along with a major subsidiary,
Georgia Stone Industries, Inc. he operates 16 quarries throughout the eastern
United States.
Ramos’ success story is the classic immigrant’s search for the
American dream. He worked with his hands and with stone, as a very young boy
in Portugal. When he was just seventeen years old he left his home in Portugal
and came to America where he used his ‘marble boy’ skills to earn
money and create a new life for himself.
As a sculptor and stone worker Ramos possesses that innate gift of understanding
the properties and capabilities within a natural stone block. This talent allowed
him from his earliest years to easily master the production of small stone
projects and move quickly to larger ones; culminating with the quarrying and
fabrication of the National World War II Memorial on the Mall in Washington
D.C.
GRANITES OF AMERICA
New England Stone Industries, Inc.
Georgia Stone Industries, Inc.
15 Branch Pike, Esmond, Rhode Island 02917 USA
Tel: 401.232.2040 - Fax: 401.232.2087
granitesofamerica.com; blocks@granitesofamerica.com
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