Before leaving Hingham I finally was able to get a picture of this sign. Massachusetts has one for each of their towns and it's such a kick to drive from one town to another and see this sign with date of settlement started. Hard to get pictures because you don't know where the town line begins and there is no place to pull over for a quick stop and picture. It's a bummer. On this one I was lucky enough after a month to be driving towards sign and 1st at stoplight with camera next to me. ha! All these towns are so historic and have some wonderful history. Too bad so many have been neglected. Roads are terrible in most places and some are really run down while others thrive.. just like anywhere. Just interesting observations. I was taken so much with Hingham because we lived there for 5 weeks and it was so CLEAN! Loved the manicured yards and over 1800 historic homes and some still in residence of 13 generations! That is something in this young country with so littl
We have been on the move to see as much of the Green Mountain State as we can while here. One of our outings included a tour at this granite quarry. You may ask granite quarry when next door New Hampshire is the "Granite State" BUT we learned there are many different types of granite. This quarry is best for the very white/light/grey granite used for monuments. Yes, even for the WWII Monument in DC. It is very fine without other minerals interferring with the look/quality. This place "Rock of Ages" has somewhere around 57 different quarry's in Vermont and around the world! Goodness..
The tour included a bus ride out to the work yard and a film to learn about how they cut the "benches" something like 10ft by 50ft - can you imagine and cut with a diamond cable saw. Really very interesting and even more to learn this place has been open for over 100 years! They only have something like 25 employees at this site and that includes the artists on hand to fashion the monuments to individual specs. They have an outside bowling alley made of granite which actually works. It's fun, yes, I did get a strike but how no one knows. ha! Great place to visit.
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