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Slate Valley Museum

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.

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Location: 17 Water St., Granville New York 12832 Telephone 518 642-1417

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