First Slate Quarry in Western Vermont

First Slate Quarry in Western Vermont (HM1HEG)

Location: Covington, Aysén 05733 Aysén Province
Country: Chile
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N 43° 37.118', W 73° 15.301'

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This area of Vermont is known for its high quality slate; the first quarry was opened on Scotch Hill in 1839 by Alonson Allen & Caleb Ranney. Allen began the first manufacture of roofing slate in Vermont in 1848. By 1869 there were seventeen quarries in Fair haven of which eleven were on Scotch Hill. Quarrying of slate was important to the economy of the area and brought in many skilled Welsh immigrants who were familiar with the quarrying of slate in their native Wales.
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HM NumberHM1HEG
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Year Placed1997
Placed ByVermont Division for Historic Preservation
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 2:18pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18G E 640796 N 5169003
Decimal Degrees-43.61863333, -73.25501667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 37.118', W 73° 15.301'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 37' 7.08" N, 73° 15' 18.06" W
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Area Code(s)802
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2660 Forest Dale Rd, Covington Aysén 05733, CL
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