Poultney in Rutland County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Chiseled In Stone

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2023

1. Chiseled In Stone Marker

Inscription.
About 400 million years ago in this region, layers of sediment, accumulated in ocean waters, were subjected to intense pressure and heat during tectonic and mountain building action causing a metamorphism of minerals collectively known as shale, transforming them into slate, a fine-grained, foliated rock consisting of some of the thinnest sheets on earth.

The natural face of this rock displays the grain, a lasting trace of the original sediment. The seam shows the parallel lines that allow this stone to be easily split.

Slate is anti-bacterial, stain resistant, noncombustible, and unmatched in strength and durability. Quarries yield red, unfading green and dark green, fading green, unfading mottled purple, and unfading gray and black.

Erected 2021 by the Slate Quarry Park Group.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 43° 31.054′ N, 73° 14.06′ W. Marker is in Poultney, Vermont, in Rutland County. Marker is on Main Street west of Grove Street (Vermont Route 30), on the right when traveling west. Marker is in Slate Quarry Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 76 Main Street, Poultney VT 05764, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Vermont Slate Industry (here, next to this marker); Poultney Transportation Highlights (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Old Stone Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Jeffrey Brace (approx. 1½ miles away); Horace Greeley - George Jones (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Oldest Union Church in America (approx. 1.8 miles away); Poultney Civil War Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Poultney.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2023

2. Chiseled In Stone Marker

Left marker

Slate Quarry Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2023

3. Slate Quarry Park

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2023

4. Slate Quarry Park

Highlighting different slate colors

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2023

5. Slate Quarry Park

Slate Quarry Park Sponsors Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2023

6. Slate Quarry Park Sponsors Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 1, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.