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First Granite Quarry

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In the spring of 1868, Breen & Young opened the first commercial granite quarry in Minnesota on the site of the present State Reformatory just west of this point. From this beginning, the industry developed into a business involving millions of dollars.
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Sherburne County, Minnesota
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