Barre, Vermont is known for its granite quarries and the sculptors from all over the world that have made the town home.
The local cemetery is a testament to their skill. We spent quite a few minutes walking around admiring the headstones which are unlike anything we have seen before in cemeteries.
By the way Barre is pronounced barry not bar as I thought.
Someday we will return and make a visit to the granite quarry museum there.
5 comments:
...beautiful, but I've never seen a cemetery with such uniform colored stones.
I like the name of the cemetery being "Hope." Wonderful to see all the carvings there!
Some unique work in there.
That does seem to be a cut above.
Answering Tom, the grave stones in Barre are a uniform color because they're all made from local granite, which is known for its uniform color and beauty:
"What color is Barre granite?
light gray
This granite is a light gray with a hint of sparkle from a mineral called Mica evenly dispersed throughout. Barre granite was actually chosen to construct the Korean War Memorial in Busan, South Korea because its physical properties make it one of the best granites available for sculpting."
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