R. S. Blome Granitoid Pavement in Grand Forks - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
R. S. Blome Granitoid Pavement in Grand Forks - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
R.S. Blome Granitoid Pavement is a historic road surface, as well as the associated cut sandstone curbs in a few sections, found in three of the oldest residential sections of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is a Portland cement–aggregate combination that was intended to bridge the gap between the needs of Horse-drawn vehicles, which required sure footing, and automobiles, which needed a hard, resilient surface, in the earliest part of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
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