 Over the next few decades it changed hands several times, passing through ownership by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Company, Hillsborough Holding Corporation, First Chicago Corporation and IMERYS.Finally, in 2003, the dimension stone division of Georgia Marble Company was acquired by Polycor.On January 7, 1946 the Etowah River in nearby Cherokee County reached a depth of , and flooded the county including the Georgia Marble Company plant, which was covered with one foot of water.