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The Robert Burns Memorial is a granite monument located in downtown Barre, Vermont. It was erected by Barre's Scottish immigrants in 1899 to commemorate the centenary of the death of Scottish poet Robert Burns. The statue was conceived and modeled by J. Massey Rhind. James B. King of Milford, New Hampshire modeled the four panels. Sam Novelli ...
The Vermont Granite Museum is a museum in the city of Barre, Vermont, devoted to the city's historically important granite quarrying and processing industry. It is located at 7 Jones Brothers Way, in the former Jones Brothers Granite Shed, a former granite processing facility listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The E.L. Smith Roundhouse Granite Shed is a historic granite shed at 23 Burnham Street in the city of Barre, Vermont.Built in 1889, it is the only known surviving example of a circular granite cutting shed in the United States.
Hope Cemetery was established in 1895, with the purchase of 53 acres of farmland for $7,000. It was designed by the landscape architect Edward P. Adams. [2] [3] By 1895, skilled artisans from around the world, especially Italy, emigrated to Barre to participate in the booming granite industry.
The Times Argus is the product of a union of the Barre Daily Times and the Montpelier Evening Argus in 1959. [3] The Barre Times was founded by Frank E. Langley, a printer from Wilmot, New Hampshire. [4] Langley and his wife printed the paper out of their house, with a news policy of "Barre first and the rest of the world after."
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The E. L. Smith Quarry, where the Barre Granite is mined Another view of the quarry. Barre granite /ˈbæri/ is a Devonian granite pluton near the town of Barre in Washington County, Vermont. Richardson described it as a "fine granite, composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica. The mica is both muscovite and biotite."
The Beck and Beck Granite Shed is a historic granite shed at 34 Granite Street in the city of Barre, Vermont. Built in 1933, it is a rare surviving example of a rectangular granite shed, a late style of granite processing facility. The Beck and Beck Company was started by the area's first German immigrants, and operated until 1960.