ABSTRACT
In 1904 the town of Fountain, North Carolina in the United States was founded. Approximately 50 years later a granite quarry opened adjacent to the town, thereby providing a major source of employment (fig. 1). Another 50 years brought the expansion of the quarry’s blasting line closer to the community, a community that was increasingly less dependent upon quarry economics for its livelihood. As such, tolerance for quarry-induced noise, vibration, and potential damage decreased.
