Marble Mine Vt

At this time the guided quarry tours the self guided factory tour will remain closed until further notice.

Marble mine vt. The first marble quarry in the us. Welcome to the vermont marble museum the largest marble exhibit in the world and a great source of pride for generations. Shaftsbury s west mountain quarry which was also known as the white marble quarry. Our country s oldest quarry is found in dorset vermont.

It is a magnificent place know as a swimming hole surrounded by huge rocks of marble the place is breathtaking. An unexpected marble quarry is hiding underground in this mine in vermont. The vermont danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world. From the outside of dorset mountain the quarry looks the same as it did a century ago.

Lots of cliffs to jump from. The norcross west marble quarry is one of the oldest marble quarries in the the united states. And the story behind this epic swimming hole is pretty well epic. See how many you can find.

Mining marble in vermont. First opened in 1785 as america s first marble quarry it suppled. Share shares copy link copy copyshortcut to copy link copied. 8 the vermont marble trail bennington county 9 bennington battle monument 15 monument avenue bennington vt 05201 the vermont marble trail s first stop highlights a vermont landmark made with the material of a sister stone industry sandstone.

There are a few very interesting sculptures carved into the marble. As a precautionary measure rock of ages is temporarily suspending its guest operations at our graniteville vermont location due to health and safety concerns related to covid 19. From there the quarry twists and turns 1 miles deep where danby marble is quarried. Through our displays exhibits galleries gift shop and grounds the vermont marble museum tells a unique story of the people and places that made up vermont s marble industry linking historical artistic and cultural.

Located along route 30 in dorset vt. The quarry is entered through the same opening that has been in use for over 100 years. 8 34 pm est mar 2 2020 mining marble. We are known world wide for the beautiful vermont danby marble we extract and that we quarry from the largest underground marble quarry in the world.

When most of us picture vermont quarries we think of the magnificent sight of the rock of ages location. Perhaps we envision jumping into the the dorset quarry on a hot summer day.