Vermont Marble Company Abandoned

In addition to countertops we also make sinks urns woodstove surrounds hearth pads custom work and many other great products all made from natural stone.

Vermont marble company abandoned.

In 1976 but after gradually divesting itself of many buildings in proctor omya inc. Broadwater county montana radersburg 1968. After finding a huge air raid siren the guys hop on an elevator that sends them. From the outside of dorset mountain the quarry looks the same as it did a century ago.

Black marble has been removed intermittently from several other quarries including the goodsell fleury and hill quarries since the middle of the 19th century. Vermont marble granite slate soapstone company specializes in natural stone. Moved its headquarters to ohio in 2007. From there the quarry twists and turns 1 miles deep where danby marble is quarried.

The vermont danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world. The quarry is entered through the same opening that has been in use for over 100 years. 2 comments kristin lyle on october 4 2012 at 3 07 am. 9 26 12 the owners of an abandoned marble factory and a hidden bomb shelter grant jay access to the property.

Most of the quarries in dorset would be bought up by the vermont marble company in proctor who then shut them down to consolidate business as demands continued to drop. In 1901 vermont marble company purchased the fisk and goodsell quarries. Vermont marble quarry abandoned mine site limestone hills 2 25 miles northeast of radersburg radersburg broadwater county mt. The vermont marble company was founded in 1880 by businessman and politician redfield proctor who served as the company s first president marble was quarried from several locations in the town of proctor then called sutherland falls and the surrounding communities of rutland west rutland and danby as railroads arrived in rutland and proctor the vermont marble company became one of the.

Available for sale from sundaram tagore gallery edward burtynsky vermont marble company 5 abandoned granite quarry 1991 chromogenic color print 18. The goodsell quarry averages 34 000 cubic feet annually early 1990s 50 percent of which is of marketable quality. Broadwater county montana radersburg 1968.