Editing Vermont (section)

===Quarrying===

The towns of [[Rutland (town), Vermont|Rutland]] and [[Barre (town), Vermont|Barre]] are the traditional centers of marble and granite quarrying and carving in the U.S. For many years Vermont was also the headquarters of the smallest union in the U.S., the [[Journeymen Stonecutters' Association of North America]], of about 500 members. The first marble quarry in America was on [[Mount Aeolus (Vermont)|Mount Aeolus]] overlooking [[East Dorset, Vermont|East Dorset]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/dorset.html |title=VirtualVermont.com |publisher=VirtualVermont.com |date=June 13, 2010 |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129085421/http://virtualvermont.com/towns/dorset.html |archive-date=November 29, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The granite industry attracted numerous skilled stonecutters in the late 19th century from Italy, Scotland, and Ireland. Barre is the location of the [[Rock of Ages Corporation|Rock of Ages quarry]], the largest [[dimension stone]] granite quarry in the United States. Vermont is the largest producer of slate in the country. The highest quarrying revenues result from the production of dimension stone.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} The Rock of Ages quarry in [[Barre (town), Vermont|Barre]] is one of the leading exporters of granite in the country. The work of the sculptors of this corporation can be seen {{convert|3|mi}} down the road at the [[Hope Cemetery]], where there are gravestones and mausoleums.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}