Vermont Marble Company Abandoned

In 1901 vermont marble company purchased the fisk and goodsell quarries.

Vermont marble company abandoned.

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. Available for sale from sundaram tagore gallery edward burtynsky vermont marble company 5 abandoned granite quarry 1991 chromogenic color print 18. From the outside of dorset mountain the quarry looks the same as it did a century ago. 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.

Moved its headquarters to ohio in 2007. Vermont marble quarry abandoned mine site limestone hills 2 25 miles northeast of radersburg radersburg broadwater county mt. In 1976 but after gradually divesting itself of many buildings in proctor omya inc. Broadwater county montana radersburg 1968.

The quarry is entered through the same opening that has been in use for over 100 years. From there the quarry twists and turns 1 miles deep where danby marble is quarried. After finding a huge air raid siren the guys hop on an elevator that sends them. 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.

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. Broadwater county montana radersburg 1968. The vermont marble company s facilities in proctor were purchased by omya inc.

2 comments kristin lyle on october 4 2012 at 3 07 am. Vermont marble granite slate soapstone company specializes in natural stone. The marble industry declined in the mid 20th century and the once powerful vermont marble company closed its operations in proctor in the 1990s.