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On April 18th, 2002, Stephen Shaheen and Evan Urbania visited Vermont Quarries Corp. of Rutland Vermont to approve and inspect the four raw marble blocks that the company has quarried and donated to the Memoria Project. Luca Mannolini, Manager, took Steve and Evan inside the largest underground quarry in the world. The quarry, which provided the same stone used to create the Lincoln Memorial and The U.S. Supreme Court Building, has been extracting stone for over 100 years. After inspection, the Imperial Danby White Marble was shipped to Granite Industries of Vermont, where it was squared and cut using a large diamond wire saw to create perfectly smooth, geometric blocks. Weighing over 20,000 lbs. each, these blocks became the centerpiece statues of the memorial. |
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 Evan Urbania above the marble field outside the quarry |
 A view of all four of the marble blocks.
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 Evan Urbania and Stephen Shaheen outside The Station Restaurant in Danby, Vermont |
 Evan Urbania and Stephen Shaheen outside the lower entrance to the mountain. |
 Evan Urbania on top of some of the stone outside the quarry. |
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 A view inside the newest quarry |
 A view of the marble field outside the quarry |
 A view of the marble field from above, outside the quarry |
 View of the opening of the newest quarry |
 Vermont Quarries Corp.'s parking lot |
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 Stephen Shaheen being interviewed in front of the four blocks at Sandy Hook |
 Luca Mannolini and Stephen Shaheen making notes inside the quarry |
 Stephen Shaheen with one of the Imperial Danby white marble blocks |
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