Vermont Granite Quarry

The guided quarry tour takes you to an overlook of the smith quarry.

Vermont granite quarry.

At nearly 600 feet deep it is the largest operating deep hole dimension granite quarry in the world. We are the largest underground marble quarry in the world. Vermont granite using granite and marble from our own north american quarries our in house artisans handcraft cemetery monuments in our vermont workshop. Our stone is the only one guaranteed with a perpetual warranty.

Our tour guide seemed to not know details about the history. Near barre vermont the largest granite quarries in the united states are located. The granite industry in vermont has always been an important economic venture. Granite quarry primarily for tombstones we visited rock of ages.

They have large quarries and utilize the granite primarily for grave markers and monuments. It encompasses 50 acres and is 570 feet deep. There is no substitute for danby marble. Tours are first come first served.

Located in graniteville vermont this quarry has been in use since the late 1800 s. The tour is approximately 40 minutes in length and typically runs rain or shine. Graniteville vermont tour the world s largest deep hole dimension granite quarry where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley. Most of the marble quarries are located in the western central part of vermont and valuable marble deposits are located in the vermont valley and the taconic mountains.

In the 1920 s visitors began to come to tour the quarry and see how granite is sourced from here. Rock of ages granite quarry vermont is of course labeled the granite state. Look for our rock of ages sealmark. Smith quarry owned by rock of ages is believed to be the world s largest monumental granite quarry.

The rock of ages quarry in operation for the past 120 years is 350 feet deep and covers 30 acres. Our tours depart at 10 00 11 00 1 00 2 00 3 00.