Marble Street Quarry Vt Swimming

Drive about 2 5 miles 4 km leading to a rugged muddy area just outside the town.

Marble street quarry vt swimming.

Manley house route 30 dorset vt 05251. Norcross west quarry route 30 dorset vt 05251 see full page photo on page 6 this is one of the oldest marble quarries in the u s it was commercially mined between 1785 and 1917. We are known world wide for the beautiful vermont danby marble we extract and that we quarry from the largest underground marble quarry in the world. West rutland quarry vermont june 6 2017 february 12 2018 throughthelookingglassfarm today i decided to venture farther than i have gone in the past few weeks and take a trip into a more northern locality west rutland vermont to check out an abandoned quarry.

It s on private property but open to the public including swimming. You can t see the quarry from the road. Vermont has amazing swimming holes and beautiful covered bridges and you can combine the two and swim under the waitsfield covered bridge. Go from rutland vermont to west rutland on route 4 b.

From there you can walk straight to the quarry. Turn right at the town hall onto marble st. Look for a small pull off the right blocked by large stones. 465 quarry hill rd south burlington vt 05403 vermont quarries corp 1591 us route 4 rutland vt 05701 the quarries disc golf course 44 brook st barre vt 05641 automotive alternative 254 quarry hill rd barre vt 05641 quarry hill school 1622 quarry rd middlebury vt 05753.

For approximately 2 5 miles it will turn to dirt just outside town passing the rutland marsh natural area along the way. There are about 4 large marble blocks that are place at the entrance where you need to park on the right side of the road. Dorset marble house j. Dorset the popular privately owned dorset quarry swimming hole on route 30 will reopen to the public on a trial basis friday with guidelines in place to promote social distancing.

Notice for a small pull off the right blocked by large stones. Take route 4 business west from rutland to west rutland. 2135 2703 marble st west rutland vt 05777 united states. What few people know is that hundreds of feet under the earths top layer deep inside the same quarry walls we extracted marble from there is a sophisticated marble factory that includes 2 gang saws a monowire to cut thick slabs and cubic.

The waters are calm reflecting the bordering trees and big sky. The average depth is around 90ft which means you can safely launch yourself into the clear water below.