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ELBERTON GRANITE MUSEUM
Museum & Exhibit
Attracting more than 4,000 visitors annually, the Elberton Granite
Museum and Exhibit features exciting historical exhibits,
artifacts and educational displays. Three tiers of self-guided exhibits
allow visitors to see unique granite products as well as antique
granite working tools used in the quarrying, sawing, polishing, cutting
and sandblasting of granite cemetery memorials.
Among the unique granite creations and artifacts found in the Museum is the Confederate statue called "Dutchy." This, the first statue crafted of Elberton Granite, did not please local Confederate Veterans who "lynched" him in 1900. He was toppled and buried on Elberton's Sutton Square. Records pointed to his location on the Square, and in 1982 he was carefully exhumed, and now occupies a place of honor in the Granite Museum.
Admission: Free
Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday. If you need to know the schedule for a particular date, or if you would like to receive a museum brochure, please contact the Elberton Granite Association, Inc.