Manchester Vermont Marble Quarry

It was sink or swim thus only good swimmers would go there.

Manchester vermont marble quarry.

Contrast that to the dorset quarry. You ll quickly see why this spot is a favorite with the locals. Marble st west rutland vt 05777 usa. The vermont danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world.

First opened in 1785 as america s first marble quarry it suppled marble to the new york public library brown university s library several amazing mansions in nyc and memorial continental hall of the daughters of the american revolution in washington d c. I started swimming there at the age of twelve. From there the quarry twists and turns 1 miles deep where danby marble is quarried. The norcross west marble quarry was established in 1785.

West rutland vt usa. The vermont marble trail is a driving tour along the geological marble corridor running the length of western vermont. It is a magnificent place know as a swimming hole surrounded by huge rocks of marble the place is breathtaking. The quarry as it was known had no shallow area.

It s right next to the highway with big blocks of abandoned marble just lying around and a central pit filled with water. One of its first products was tombstones. Not only a marble quarry. 24 lincoln rd bristol vt 05443 usa.

Perhaps we envision jumping into the the dorset quarry on a hot summer day. 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. An oldest marble quarry the norcross west marble quarry is one of the oldest marble quarries in the the united states. Richard mcdonough who along with his wife kirsten has owned and tended to the quarry for more than two decades said on tuesday that he intends to sell the parking lot parcel to downey and donate the quarry parcel to the vermont river conservancy a nonprofit land trust.

The quarry is entered through the same opening that has been in use for over 100 years. From the outside of dorset mountain the quarry looks the same as it did a century ago. Located along route 30 in dorset vt. There are loads of places and heights to jump in at this beautiful marble quarry.