Dorset is well known for its historic buildings and beautiful village center. The Dorset Village Historic District and the Kent Neighborhood District are both included on the National Register of Historic Places. Many of the buildings in these districts were built during the time that Dorset was an important center of the marble industry. Indeed, there are over 20 marble quarry sites in town, two of which, the Norcross-West Quarry and the Feedley Quarry, are on the State Register of Historic Sites, as is the Freedleyville Marble Mill. more
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Passing near the western border of Vermont, the Stone Valley Byway (Route 30) extends from
Manchester in Bennington County to Poultney in Rutland County. It extends along the shoreline
of beautiful lakes, traverses verdant pastures, and provides accessibility to outdoor recreation
and historic village centers. The marble and slate quarries and mills that were scattered about
the hillsides and along the highway shaped much of the development in the area and remain
important today, either as active economic assets or as important historic and recreational sites.
The Byway is also known as the Seth Warner Memorial Highway. On the night of July 4, 1777,
when Ticonderoga was evacuated, the main body of the American army took the road leading
through Hubbardton and Castleton, north of the Byway. The rearguard at Castleton was placed
under the command of Warner, who was attacked by General Simon Frazer and compelled to
retreat after a severe engagement.
