4 billion years ago |
| Rocks form on the earth’s surface. |
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2000 B.C. |
| Stonehenge is erected. |
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448 – 432 B.C. |
| The white-marble Parthenon is built on the Acropolis in Athens. |
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1885 |
| Construction is completed on the Washington Monument, which is created from marble, granite and sandstone. |
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1923 |
| Luck Stone is founded with the purchase of Sunnyside Granite Company in Richmond, Va., and Charles Luck Jr. runs the company for the next four decades. |
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1930 |
| Luck Stone acquires Boscobel Granite Company in Manakin, Va. |
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1932 |
| Luck Stone becomes the first crushed stone operation in Virginia to convert from steam-powered to electric-powered operations at Boscobel. |
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1935-1938 |
| Luck Stone begins operations at Burkeville Stone Corp., Charlottesville Stone Corp. and Fairfax Quarries. |
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1940s |
| Luck Stone assists war effort by producing and shipping much-needed stone to military bases in Hampton Roads, Va. |
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1955 |
| Charles S. Luck III joins the company. Under the name Luck Quarries Inc., Luck Stone grows to five plants, including its first limestone operation in Augusta County, Va. |
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1965 |
| Charles S. Luck III is named president of the company. |
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1970 |
| Luck Stone moves corporate offices to Goochland County, Va. |
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1972 |
| Luck Stone becomes a technological pioneer and leader in the industry with the implementation of computerized ticketing at sales offices. Charles S. Luck Jr., founder of the company, passes away. |
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1976 |
| Luck Stone opens its first Architectural Stone Center adjacent to its corporate offices. The retail showroom concept is widely praised as being unique in the crushed stone industry. |
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1977 |
| Luck Stone develops fully automated unattended crushing plants. |
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1980s |
| Luck Stone opens new plants in Bealeton, Elkton, Greene, Louisa and Powhatan, plus its first plant outside of Virginia in Burlington, N.C. (This facility is now owned by Martin Marietta.) |
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1982 |
| Luck Stone co-creates the Virginia Department of Transportation's Quality Assurance Program and Statistical Quality Control Program. |
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1983 |
| Charles S. “Charlie” Luck IV starts Luck Racing, building and racing cars on the NASCAR circuit. Luck Quarries Inc. changes its name to Luck Stone Corp. |
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1987 |
| Charlie trades in his racing helmet for a Luck Stone hard hat and enters a company-wide training program. |
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1990s |
| Luck Stone expands to 14 crushed stone operations, six Architectural Stone Centers, one sand and gravel plant and founds Luck Properties. The company designs and constructs the industry’s first self-service stone loading system. |
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1991 |
| Luck Stone develops one of the industry’s first crisis management programs. |
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1992 |
| Luck Stone implements one of the industry’s first state-of-the-art computer monitoring systems for crushing operations. |
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1995 |
| Charlie Luck IV is named president and chief operating officer. After 30 years as president, Charles Luck III becomes chairman and CEO. |
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1998 |
| Luck Stone celebrates its 75th anniversary and acquires Lee Tennis Products. |
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1999 |
| Charlie Luck IV is named president and CEO, and Charles Luck III remains chairman. |
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2001 |
| Luck Stone is featured on The History Channel’s “Modern Marvels” series in its documentary on quarries. |
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2002 |
| Luck Stone completes the asset purchase of two Northern Virginia Martin Marietta sites in Culpeper and Spotsylvania. Martin Marietta purchases Luck Stone’s Burlington, N.C., site. Luck Stone also acquires the Bull Run Stone facility in Loudoun County, Va. |
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2002 |
| Luck Stone opens its new Pittsboro, N.C., plant in partnership with 3M. |
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2003 |
| Luck Stone celebrates its 80th anniversary. |
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2007 |
| Luck Stone opens the first of its Charles Luck Stone Centers in Richmond, Va. |
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2011 |
| Luck Stone expects to complete transformation of six re-branded Charles Luck Stone Centers, including new construction and additional staff. |
