Barre, Vermont

E73526

city municipality

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

Aliases (4)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
adjacentTo	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	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 (town), Vermont →
state	Vermont →
transportHasHighway	U.S. Route 302 NERFINISHED → Vermont Route 14 NERFINISHED → Vermont Route 62 NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Washington County, Vermont → Washington County, Vermont ("Graniteville–East Barre, Vermont") → Washington County, Vermont ("South Barre, Vermont") →	contains
Barre, Vermont ("Barre (town), Vermont") →	adjacentTo
Barra ("Barre") →	hasVariant
Vermont Agency of Transportation →	headquartersLocation
Washington County, Vermont →	largestCity
Montpelier, Vermont →	nearbyCity
Winooski River →	passesNear
Barre, Vermont ("Barre (town), Vermont") →	sharesNameWith