As we turn the corner and enter the spring season, it’s time to start planning fun things to do outside other than skiing and the other wintertime activities. Hiking, exploring, visiting monuments and parks are all great options in the coming months, but if you are looking for something different, perhaps a bit unusual and otherwordly, look no further than the Rock of Ages Granite Quarry in Barre, Vermont. Visiting this place will make you question its origin and existence. The quarry looks like something from another world due to the fascinating color, water, granite structure, and other features.
“Baffling” is perhaps the most appropriate word to use to describe the view of this quarry. The precipitous slope of the quarry walls stuns with its sheerness and depth.
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The combination of the water color, rock formations, and structure make it seem as if this quarry were constructed with unknown and never-seen-before materials from far-flung planets in the galaxy.
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But that is not the case. All materials are known and known quite well for that matter. The granite industry in Vermont has always been an important economic venture. The history of the Rock of Ages Quarry began in 1885 and now employs around 250 people.
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The Rock of Ages Quarry is roughly 600 feet deep, making it the largest working deep-hole granite quarry in the U.S.
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The quarry offers five daily first-come, first-serve 40-minute tours of the granite quarry during the weekdays and Saturday. For more information about the quarry and their tours, please follow this link
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