The Marble Line: The Manchester, Dorset & Granville Railroad

In 1902, the Manchester Dorset and Granville Railroad was chartered as a subsidiary of the Norcross‑West Marble Company to haul prized Dorset white marble to finishers in Manchester so it could be shipped on to major cities, most prominently New York City, roughly 200 miles south. From the Manchester, VT instagram page: " From 1904 to 1925, the Manchester, Dorset & Granville Railroad line,…