Vermont Marble Company

Vermont Marble Company (HM1H8M)

Location: Proctor, VT 05765 Rutland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 39.762', W 73° 2.152'

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The Largest Marble Company in the World


The earliest marble was quarried by the Humphrey brothers in 1836. They were followed by successive marble companies. In 1870 Redfield Proctor took over in receivership and brought the Vermont Marble Company to world prominence. Building contracts and work done in the Proctor shops include the US Supreme Court, Jefferson Memorial and the rotunda columns in the National Gallery of Art. The Company employee program established the first Industrial Nurses in 1895. Between 1890-1915 workers came from 23 countries and lived in many boarding houses and later in houses rented from the Company. Nationalities had social groups and aid societies. There were two Lutheran Churches, one Roman Catholic, one Greek Catholic and the Union Protestant Church.
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HM NumberHM1H8M
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Year Placed2007
Placed ByVermont Division for Historic Preservation
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 2:46am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 658363 N 4836285
Decimal Degrees43.66270000, -73.03586667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 39.762', W 73° 2.152'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 39' 45.72" N, 73° 2' 9.12" W
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Area Code(s)802
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 194-260 Main St, Proctor VT 05765, US
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