Barre, Vermont

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Barre, Vermont is a small city in central Vermont known historically for its granite quarries and stonecutting industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
adjacentTo Barre, Vermont self-linksurface differs
surface form: Barre (town), Vermont
areaCode 802
climate humid continental climate
continent North America
country United States of America
demographicsLanguage English
elevation about 1,150 feet
foundedIn 19th century
governmentType city council–manager government
hasCemetery Hope Cemetery
hasCulturalHeritage granite sculpture traditions
hasEconomicActivity tourism related to granite industry
hasEconomicSector construction materials
hasHistoricIndustry immigrant stonecutters from Italy
hasIndustry granite extraction
manufacturing
stone carving
hasLandmark Barre Opera House
City Hall Park
Hope Cemetery
hasMunicipalStatus incorporated city
hasNearbyCity Burlington, Vermont
hasNearbyFeature Green Mountains
hasPublicBuilding Barre City Hall
hasRiver Winooski River
surface form: Stevens Branch of the Winooski River
hasUTCOffset UTC−05:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−04:00
isSeatOf Washington County courts (shared with Montpelier)
knownFor granite quarries
stonecutting industry
locatedIn Vermont
Washington County, Vermont
central Vermont
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Montpelier, Vermont
nickname Granite Center of the World
partOf New England
postalCode 05641
region Northeastern United States
sharesNameWith Barre, Vermont self-linksurface differs
surface form: Barre (town), Vermont
state Vermont
transportHasHighway U.S. Route 302
Vermont Route 14
Vermont Route 62

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Montpelier, Vermont nearbyCity Barre, Vermont
Barra hasVariant Barre, Vermont
this entity surface form: Barre
Washington County, Vermont largestCity Barre, Vermont
Washington County, Vermont contains Barre, Vermont
Washington County, Vermont contains Barre, Vermont
this entity surface form: Graniteville–East Barre, Vermont
Washington County, Vermont contains Barre, Vermont
this entity surface form: South Barre, Vermont
Winooski River passesNear Barre, Vermont
Barre, Vermont sharesNameWith Barre, Vermont self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Barre (town), Vermont
Barre, Vermont adjacentTo Barre, Vermont self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Barre (town), Vermont
Isaac Barré inspiredNameOf Barre, Vermont
Berlin, Vermont isNear Barre, Vermont
Orange, Vermont nearestCity Barre, Vermont
U.S. Route 302 passesThrough Barre, Vermont
central Vermont contains Barre, Vermont
this entity surface form: Barre
central Vermont contains Barre, Vermont
this entity surface form: Barre Town
central Vermont hasMajorTown Barre, Vermont
this entity surface form: Barre
Granite Center of the World refersTo Barre, Vermont
Granite Center of the World appliesTo Barre, Vermont
Granite Center of the World describes Barre, Vermont
Barre City Hall usedBy Barre, Vermont
this entity surface form: Barre city government