First Marble Quarry

Historical marker location:

Dorset, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Vermont Route 30 and Kelly Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 30.)

Marker installed: 1949

Oldest Quarry in U.S., 1785.

Vermont was once an independent republic: In 1777, Vermont declared itself an independent republic, separate from both the United States and Great Britain. The republic lasted for 14 years until it was admitted as the 14th state in the Union in 1791.