Story of the Honor Rock
The stone is New England granite and was found within a sand pit where it had rested since the last ice age. Roughly six feet long, two feet thick, and three feet high, it weighs 4,460 pounds.
The rock was excavated by Barnicoat Monuments near Middleboro, Massachusetts. Jack Barnicoat, owner of the company, carved the word "HONOR' using a sandblaster to form the letters to a depth of one-half inch. A "V" shaped hydraulic chisel then deepened the letters into Roman-style lettering.