Proctor Vermont Marble Quarry

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Proctor vermont marble quarry. We specialize in custom kitchen countertops bathroom vanities and tub surrounds fireplaces and tile flooring. Redfield proctor who became the secretary of war then a state senator from vermont used his political influence to ensure that the marble from vermont marble company s danby quarry was used in many of it s buildings and national monuments such as the arlington national amphitheatre the supreme court and the thomas jefferson memorial. Hours address vermont marble museum reviews. The museum is committed to accessibility for all visitors.

52 main street proctor vt 05765 800 427 1396. 54 main street proctor vt 05765. Join our mailing list. Wilson po box 615 proctor vt 05765 ph.

They have videos about the quarry operation and displays showing historic and modern. The sutherland falls quarry opened in 1836 and went through several owners before colonel proctor took over. The first commercial quarry was opened in dorset the first quarry in vermont and believed to be the first in north america. The vermont marble museum is a partnership of the preservation trust of vermont and vermont marble museum inc.

The closing of the marble quarries in the town in the 1980s and 1990s cost the area many jobs and proctor has struggled much more than its neighbors. Box 607 proctor vt 05765 phone. Vermont marble museum proctor. From the outside of dorset mountain the quarry looks the same as it did a century ago.

What few people know is that hundreds of feet under the earths top layer deep inside the same quarry walls we extracted marble from there is a sophisticated marble factory that includes 2 gang saws a monowire to cut thick slabs and cubic. I recently toured several fun things to do near rutland vermont so decided to stop in to the vermont marble museum for the first time. From there the quarry twists and turns 1 miles deep where danby marble is. Is one of the largest custom stone fabricators in rutland county vermont.

4 the vermont marble trail welcome 5 sculptures museums quarries nature cemeteries monuments architecture if you have any questions or would like more information on the area contact. He entered the arena as a receiver for the failed sutherland falls marble company. Dimensions of marble p o. It was such a surprise.

In 2004 the proctor marble arch bridge restoration project was the recipient of the marble institute award of merit for commitment to preservation of the original stonework. The vermont danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world. Proctor marble company brent a.