Through its focus on the regional history and culture of the Slate Valley of New York and Vermont, the Slate Valley Museum is a leading center for the research and interpretation of the geology, history and peoples of the slate industry in North A merica. The museum, housed inside a restored historic 19th Century New World Dutch Barnm features exhibits of historic artifacts from the area's renowned slate quarries and mills; displays revealing the science and art of slate quarrying, and its in fluence on the Slate Valley culture; a quarry shanty, complete with all the machinery and tools used in traditional slate quarrying; a 30-foot-tall replica of a quarry stick used in days gone by to bring large pieces of stone up from the quarry pit into the yard; a geological display illustrating the natural history of slate; and examples of how slate has been used in the structure and decor of local buildings.
Location:
17 Water St., Granville New York 12832
Telephone
518 642-1417
Other History nearby:
(Manchester) American Museum of Fly Fishing
(Ludlow) Black River Academy Museum
(Glens Falls) Chapman Historical Museum
(Broadalbin) Eagle Mills
(Charlestown) Fort at No. 4 Living History Museum
(Charlestown) Fort at Number Four
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06/08 Coming to The Granville area
Taste of the Valley Plymouth NH March21 Experience all of your favorite local flavors. Several restaurants from the region will be there hoping to win your vote in the "Best in Show" competition.
Green Mountain Film Festival Montpelier VT March22-31 Culture reigns at the Green Mountain Film Festival, featuring powerful programming on a wide range of subjects, interesting and often unexpected guests, and a convivial atmosphere.
Spring Plant Sale Westford NH April27 The Middlesex Conservation District will be holding its annual Spring Plant Sale at the 4H Fairgrounds.
Vermont Maple Festival St Albans VT April26-28 Pancake breakfast and maple buffet, the annual “Sap Run” race, exhibits and sugarhouse tours, antiques, crafts, cooking demonstrations, youth talent, fiddlers’ shows, and a Grand Parade featuring teen “Maple Ambassadors.”
Lethal Beauty: Samurai Weapons and Armor Manchester NH March17-May5 A display at the Currier Museum of Art shows the striking duality of deadly weaponry and artistic beauty from the Samurai culture of centuries past.
World's Largest Pancake Breakfast Springfield MA May11 Main Street in Downtown Springfield is turned into the largest pancake breakfast anywhere!
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