Marble Quarry Vermont Tour

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.

Marble quarry vermont tour.

Tours are first come first served. Danby marble quarry video tour more information. The norcross west marble quarry is one of the oldest marble quarries in the the united states. Vermont s diverse marble beds.

The tour is approximately 40 minutes in length and typically runs rain or shine. The vermont danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world. 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. The vermont country store.

From there the quarry twists and turns 1 miles deep where danby marble is. The quarry is entered through the same opening that has been in use for over 100 years. When most of us picture vermont quarries we think of the magnificent sight of the rock of ages location. An unexpected marble quarry is hiding underground in this mine in vermont.

It is a magnificent place know as a swimming hole surrounded by huge rocks of marble the place is breathtaking. If you are looking for a nice walk that will provide you with beautiful views of nearby historic quarries we recommend the grand lookout part of the millstone trails. Located along route 30 in dorset vt. At nearly 600 feet deep it is the largest operating deep hole dimension granite quarry in the world.

The guided quarry tour takes you to an overlook of the smith quarry. Tour an abandoned vermont marble quarry a working vermont farm vermont places on the national historic register a vermont artisan s studio and much more with group tours and self guided tours in vermont. From the outside of dorset mountain the quarry looks the same as it did a century ago. Tourists and residents alike will find a wealth of historical artistic and cultural experiences as they visit towns and villages where marble was quarried manufactured and utilized.

Vermont state historical society. Our tours depart at 10 00 11 00 1 00 2 00 3 00.