Cemeteries have been thought of and utilized as much more than places to bury the dead, but few have been able to do so in such an imaginative way as Hope Cemetery in Barre, Vermont. The creativity and variety that is showcased in nearly all of the memorials and tombstones it contains have collectively made […]
The city of Barre in Vermont is known as the “Granite capital of the world” due to the economic foundation it established from the sale of granite quarried throughout eastern Vermont in the late 1800s. This reputation was driven in many ways by the granite processing facility started by the Jones Brothers, where large blocks […]
Proclaiming itself to be the “Granite Capital of the World”, the city of Elberton, Georgia, produces more granite monuments than any other city. Landmarks near and afar have been constructed using granite quarried in the region, but that was just one of the reasons the city was chosen as the location for the Georgia Guidestones. […]