Largest Granite Quarries In Vermont

Barre and rutland towns are the traditional centers of granite and marble carving and quarrying in the country.

Largest granite quarries in vermont.

Smith quarry owned by rock of ages is believed to be the world s largest monumental granite quarry. The danby quarry in danby vermont is the largest underground marble quarry in the world. The quarry itself is the world s largest deep hole dimension. From there the quarry twists and turns 1 miles deep where danby marble is quarried.

Extractive companies contribute significantly to the economy of vermont. The biggest private employer in 2015 was globalfoundries which has employed over 3 000 people in its factory in chittenden county. The rock of ages quarry is roughly 600 feet deep making it the largest working deep hole granite quarry in the u s. From the outside of dorset mountain the quarry looks the same as it did a century ago.

There is no substitute for danby marble. The quarry is entered through the same opening that has been in use for over 100 years. Smith quarry in or near graniteville vermont and barre vermont. To check out this quarry click here.

The vermont danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world. It encompasses 50 acres and is 570 feet deep. This is the world s largest deep hole granite quarry. It produces devonian barre granite.

Graniteville is home of its owner the 1885 founded rock of ages corporation since 2016 part of polycor inc the largest producer of marble and granite in north america.