Answer:
Out of the given options, the southern state that is the leader in the production of granite is Georgia.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The city of Elberton in the "state of Georgia" is famous around the world as the "granite capital of the world".
- The granite quarried from here is renowned for its superior quality over any other granite rock found elsewhere in the country.
- The granite from Elberton has been used in at least one significant monument in all the fifty states of the US.