Elberton, Georgia

"Granite Capital of the World"
Home of Richard B. Russell Hydroelectric Dam
and Recreational Reservoir

There are thirty-seven granite quarries in the Elberton area, many of them 150 feet deep or more, from which the famed Elberton blue-gray granite is quarried.
The Elberton Granite Museum and Exhibit, operated by the Elberton Granite Association, Inc., is one of Northeast Georgia's newest tourist attractions. The museum, which opened in 1981, contains historical exhibits, artifacts, educational displays and materials depicting current and past events in the rich heritage of the Elberton Granite Industry. The museum is open daily from 2 until 5 p.m., including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

• Elbert County is located in the Piedmont Section of Northeast Georgia, 231,900 acres of land in a pie-shaped wedge at the confluence of the Savannah and Broad Rivers.
  Elberton, the county seat of Elbert County, is located 14 miles west of the Georgia-South Carolina border. The city is 35 miles southwest of Anderson, South Carolina; 36 miles northeast of Athens, Georgia; and 100 miles from Atlanta, Georgia.
  Interstate 85 passes 35 miles north of Elberton, Georgia State Highways 17, 72 and 77 pass through the city.
  State Highway 17 connects with Interstate 20, fifty miles south of Elberton and is the scenic highway of the state connecting the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with the Atlantic beaches of the east coast.

  State Highway 72 crosses the Savannah River into South Carolina near the site of the Richard B. Russell Dam.
  

  To see other attractions in the Elberton area or to search the Electronic Yellow Pages choose one below:
  Georgia Guide Stones
  Granite Association Members
  Elbert County Schools Web Page
  Other Elberton Web Pages
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