Vermont Granite from Quarry to Buildings and Cemeteries

Biplane Above the Clouds at the Hope Cemetery. The grave of a pilot named LaCourse is located in the Hope Cemetery in Barre, Vermont. The bi-plane has broken through the clouds. The American flag rests in a stand available only for veterans of the US military. The bi-plane and clouds are cut from Barre gray granite, likely taken from the E. L. Smith Quarry in Graniteville, South Barre, Vermont. The world-famous Hope Cemetery requires monuments to be made of Barre gray granite. Each year, the unique and individualized markers attract thousands of people to the cemetery.