Those interested in Homes for sale in Granite Quarry will find many types and styles to choose from, as well as community events of interest and local amenities unique to the Granite Quarry Real Estate. Granite Quarry is a small town in Rowan County, NC with a population of over 2,000 (according to 2000 Census Data). It’s a place where Boy Scout Troops service projects, little league games and egg hunts for the kids are treasured and generations of people take care of each other in this small town.
Granite Quarry is home to the Dragons, Eagles and Mustangs! Granite Quarry Elementary school is a quaint school with Dragon as their mascot. Charles Columbus Erwin Middle School students are “eagles,” and the East Rowan Mustangs invite everyone to see a Friday night football game.
The town was originally named Woodville in the late 1800's and was officially changed by the NC General Assembly to Woodsides on March 7, 1901. Soon after its incorporation there was a lot of confusion in freight and mail deliveries as there was another town under the name of Woodsides in North Carolina. In 1902, the post office changed its name to Granite Quarry, for the stone 
quarried here. The NC General Assembly officially changed the name of the town to Granite Quarry on February 5, 1905. The first town meetings were held in an upstairs room in the W. S. Brown store building.
Original Granite Quarry Real Estate still stands today. The Old Stone House dates back over two centuries with the migration of Michael Braun (Brown) to this area from Pennsylvania in 1766. He constructed the Old Stone House of native hand-hewn granite.
The importance of pedestrian public spaces cannot be measured in Granite Quarry Real Estate! The sidewalks in this small town seem wider and the streets friendly. Town leaders believe that parks and other pedestrian places are essential to a town’s happiness. Granite Quarry is home to two fine parks. Granite Civic Park is a 5.25 acre recreation memorial to the people of Granite Quarry. This park includes two picnic shelters, baseball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball areas as well as a playground. Granite Lake Park opened in June 2007 and consists of paved walking trails, a shelter with bathrooms, a playground area, a lake covering an acre with two piers, fish, and the Granite Lake Ducks.
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