One monument, a 28 by 30-ft bust of Will Rogers, is located in the city of Granite, just east of the town's main industry, Willis Granite Products. This monument is both a symbolic and an actual product of the mountains, which is a distinctive red granite stone, often quarried in ten-ton blocks. The town's replica of Will Rogers is dedicated to his historical contributions along with an honorary tribute to the 500 million-year-old granite formations, a gift from the Wichita Mountains.
The Granite American Legion Post #177 was incorporated on Monday, May 18 in 1920, and one of its main goals was to establish granite monuments to honor Granite's soldiers. In its early days, the organization was called Joel Vaughan Post No. 177, Granite, Oklahoma. It was formed to recognize the service of Chester Ellis, the first Granite casualty of World War I. The name was changed to Vaughan-Ellis Post No. 177, Granite to honor Chester Ellis, the town's first soldier to die in WW II. This change of name spurred additional monuments to honor other local veterans, and they were also placed in the town's park. These are granite markers that recognize all of Granite's soldiers, including those from the present time. Other patriotic monuments are visible at the park's center, which are two granite statues of a soldier and a sailor, both casualties of of World War I.
One of the most basic monuments in Granite is in the Main Street Park. It is officially known as the local wall of memories, and it had its beginnings with a history-conscious group, or committee. They wanted to honor those previous residents, now deceased, who had it in mind to create a city park, and who actually made it happen. Concrete blocks were sold with the names of the honored residents engraved into them. A wall was formed, and it now stands as a living memory and monument to the former residents who loved the history of the town so much that they wanted to create a park for its future residents to enjoy.
