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Georgia Marble Company

The Georgia Marble Company was founded in 1884 by Samuel Tate. Tate leased out all the land in Pickens County, Georgia, which contained rich Georgia marble. Pickens County has a vein of marble 5 to 7 miles (8.0 to 11.3 km) long, a half mile wide, and up to 2,000 feet (610 m) deep.[1]

  1. ^ 1997 Marble Valley Historical Society (September 30, 2009). "A short history..." GAGenWeb Project. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved 2009-09-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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