Many of the first Vermont Marble monuments were erected 
within the State. Railroads were scarce in the early days — it 
was next to impossible to ship the stone away. 
These three Vermont Marble headstones were photographed 
in an old church-yard at Rupert, Vt. One was placed there 
in 1793; another in 1795; and the third in 1797. The backs 
were never finished — the edges were roughly cut — the marble 
has been left without care or cleaning — and yet the records 
are well preserved. One hundred and twenty-five years of 
New England weather and not a flaw in the lettering. This is 
the actual test of service — the only real test. 
BOSTON 
NEW YORK 
CLEVELAN D 
WASHINGTON 
PHILADELPHIA 
PETERBORO ONT 
DALLAS [VIM CO TEXAS 
N T 
PROCTOR, 
VERMONT 
CHICAGO 
TACOMA 
ST LOUIS 
KANSAS CITY 
SAN I' RAN CIS CO 
PORTLAND- ORE. 
VANCOUVER B C 
