Cliff Doughty Red Granite

Discovery of red granite at the quarry site in the 1880 s sparked a mining boom that brought skilled stone cutters from europe to settle the hamlet known then as sand prairie.

Cliff doughty red granite.

A post office called redgranite has been in operation since 1897. Village of redgranite p o. This is a video containing footage i shot with my gopro hero session during the madison area outdoor group trip to redgranite quarry in redgranite wisconsin on july 1 2017. 3 reviews of redgranite quarry park super cool place that you can only find via word of mouth.

The quarry has blue. Granite is an intrusive igneous rock which means it was formed in place during the cooling of molten rock generally the slower the molten rock cooled the larger it s mineral crystals with k feldspar megacrysts forming in special circumstances greater than 5cm. There are rock faces from 5 30 feet depending on the water level that you can do some cliff. Water by teen daze.

The quarry was closed in the 1920s after concrete and asphalt came into popular use for. Red granite cliff jumping duration. Redgranite is located at 44 044550 89 101993. Katherinesophia sotelo 5 190 views.

Until now it s and old quarry that filled with water located right off the sad downtown of redgranite wi. It s partially wooded so you get a touch of nature but the real attraction is the diving. Eric niebler 14 491 views. Couple hours at red granite quarry with the crew song.

The village was named after deposits of red granite in the area. Red granite wisconsin cliff jumping w gpat duration. Michael penney 467 views. Box 500 redgranite wi 54970 phone.

Insane car launch for the fourth of july new 2018 duration. This is my first video with my new camera so i hope the quality is better and that you. Granite paving blocks from the quarry were used in streets as far away as chicago. According to the united states census bureau the village has a total area of 2 29 square miles 5 93 km 2 of which 2 28 square miles 5 91 km 2 of it is land and 0 01 square miles 0 03 km 2.