Although Fairmount roof replacement slate was once quarried for roofing, it was only done in small quantities and the roofs were eventually lost to neglect or ruin. There are some roofs in Atlanta, and presumably in other areas of Georgia, with green slate roofs which may have originated in Fairmount, but the origin of the roofs is pure speculation due to the similarity in appearance to green and sea green roofs of Vermont.
The green slate belt was first prospected by Mr. G. W. Davis, a slate worker from Pennsylvania employed in the Rockmart district. The exact date is uncertain. The belt extends through Gordon, Bartow and Murray Counties. Huge water-filled pits remain hidden among the forested hills about four miles south of Fairmount, bearing evidence of the old slate industry. From these pits emanate large tunnels for a total distance underground of 12 miles, according to quarry owner Ray Sullivan.
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