Marble Street Quarry Vt Swimming

The average depth is around 90ft which means you can safely launch yourself into the clear water below.

Marble street quarry vt swimming.

Marble street quarry rutland. Take route 4 business west from rutland to west rutland. 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. Marble street quarry rutland vt another abandoned quarry now filled with water this spot attracts scuba divers as well as swimmers and those there to relax and soak up the great outdoors.

You can t see the quarry from the road. 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. Turn right at the town hall onto marble st. Vermont has amazing swimming holes and beautiful covered bridges and you can combine the two and swim under the waitsfield covered bridge.

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. Dorset marble house j. Go from rutland vermont to west rutland on route 4 b. When in the center of west rutland turn right onto marble street extension and follow for about 3 miles on your right.

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. Drive about 2 5 miles 4 km leading to a rugged muddy area just outside the town. Look for a small pull off the right blocked by large stones. Manley house route 30 dorset vt 05251.

2135 2703 marble st west rutland vt 05777 united states. It s on private property but open to the public including swimming. Notice for a small pull off the right blocked by large stones. The waters are calm reflecting the bordering trees and big sky.

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. 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.