United States of America
- Brownstone, a type of Triassic sandstone
- Granite, extensively quarried in Vermont, Georgia and New Hampshire
- Black granite - a common trade name for gabbro used as architectural material
- Austin limestone - a marble-like stone widely used as a building stone for interior and exterior wall cladding and interior and exterior paving
Read more about this topic: List Of Decorative Stones
Famous quotes containing the words united states, united, states and/or america:
“I do not know that the United States can save civilization but at least by our example we can make people think and give them the opportunity of saving themselves. The trouble is that the people of Germany, Italy and Japan are not given the privilege of thinking.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“In the larger view the major forces of the depression now lie outside of the United States, and our recuperation has been retarded by the unwarranted degree of fear and apprehension created by these outside forces.”
—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)
“The admission of the States of Wyoming and Idaho to the Union are events full of interest and congratulation, not only to the people of those States now happily endowed with a full participation in our privileges and responsibilities, but to all our people. Another belt of States stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific.”
—Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)
“In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)