The Moretown Talc Mine

According to the Central Vermont Planning Commission, "From 1913 until it's closing in 1961, the Eastern Magnesia Talc Company ran a mine in the Rock Bridge area of Moretown.  The talc was used in the manufacture of paint, rubber, powdered insecticides, and roofing materials.  The mine was located along the Winooski River on the old D.P. Deavitt farm and is one of the oldest known deposits in the State.  Employing about 35-50 people, the company owned a boarding house and four talc mine homes, where employees and their families lived and worked."

From: http://www.centralvtplanning.com/intrinsicresources%20(2).pdf      Visited: May 14, 2005