7/29/2003
7/29/2003
7/29/2003
7/29/2003
7/29/2003
Landmark information
- Location:
SE corner of Taylor and Rock Springs Rds, Penryn - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
2/29/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/29/2003 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 51.066, W 121 9.864 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Griffith Quarry
In the fall of 1864, Mr. Griffith Griffith, a native of Wales, established the quarry located near this site which was later to supply high-quality granite for a number of the important buildings in San Francisco and Sacramento, including portions of the state Capitol. This was also the site of the state's first commercially successful granite polishing mill, erected in 1874.