Abandoned Vermont Marble Factory

It employed over 5000 people had offices in most major u s.

Abandoned vermont marble factory.

Here are some interesting yet spooky abandoned places in vermont that nature has begun to take over. The quarry is entered through the same opening that has been in use for over 100 years. Tourists and residents alike will find a wealth of historical artistic and cultural experiences as they visit towns and villages where marble was quarried. From there the quarry twists and turns 1 miles deep where danby marble is quarried.

If you re from vermont you know that there are tons of rustic houses buildings and old shops that have either been left to decay or forgotten about. But by the 1920s the marble business went bust largely because of the introduction of portland cement which became a cheaper and more convenient replacement. The owners of an abandoned marble factory and a hidden bomb shelter grant jay access to the property. From the outside of dorset mountain the quarry looks the same as it did a century ago.

The vermont marble trail is a driving tour along the geological marble corridor running the length of western vermont. Cities and owned the rights to all the marble in vermont tennessee colorado and alaska. Watch abandoned season 1 episode 12 vermont marble factory. Air raid siren trainsandsirens1.

Add a plot added to watchlist. After finding a hu. During its heyday between 1880 and the 1930 s the vermont marble company grew to be not only the largest marble manufacturer in the world but one of the world s largest companies. 15 abandoned places in vermont that nature is reclaiming.

The vermont danby quarry is the largest underground marble quarry in the world. 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. 22min reality tv episode aired september 2012 previous all episodes 14 next. The guys head to vermont where marble was processed for the u s.

Abandoned 2012 rate this. Supreme court building and the jefferson memorial. 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.