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...Marble

The town of Marble, population less than 100, isn't what I'd call a charming town by any stretch of the imagination. But it has a couple of interesting areas, and I spent a couple hours exploring them. Starting out at Beaver Lake, I took a walk around its perimeter, marveling at the clear reflections of the surrounding mountains.

Next came the old Marble Mill Site Park, now in ruins, but it offers a self-guided tour of what used to be an active mill site. From this site came marble used in the making of the Lincoln Memorial and in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, both in Washington, D.C.

The town still has an active marble quarry, and you can see huge blocks that have been cut out and are ready for shipment. The quarry itself is not open to the public.

a marble sculpture
There's no doubt what goes on in this town!
Marble sculptor and tourist
A local sculptor named Rex (left) shows the tools of the trade to a tourist.
life-size horse sculpture
A piece of work done by Rex's wife...three life-size horses
The Marble site
The Marble site
a local sulptor, Rex
The old mill site
The mill site has been turned into a self-guided park. Here stand the remains of one of the buildings used for finishing the cut marble. The mill opened in the early 1900s, closed in 1941, then re-opened in more recent years. Much of the marble today is transported overseas.
a marmot
The old mill site
A marmot was roaming around the old mill site.
The old mill site's document house
This is the mill site's vault, also called the Document House, where company records and mostly blueprints to the carved blocks of marble were kept.
The Crystal River as it flows through Marble
The Crystal River, strewn with pieces of marble, flows along the outskirts of the mill.
Marble's community church
The Crystal River as it flows through Marble
Marble's community church
Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake is for fishing and for non-motorized boats. It's located just outside the town limit on the east side. It's surrounded by the mountains of the White River National Forest.
Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake
Gallo Hill
Gallo Hill sits majestically above Beaver Lake.
the hillsides outside of Marble
local restaurant sign in Marble
This restaurant's 'Meat, Pray, Love' sign caught my eye. A picture of the restaurant is below.
the countryside
BBQ eatery in Marble

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a pond outside Marble