THE COMMUNITIES OF THE SHIRES
Photo courtesy of Dorset Players and Dorset Playhouse
DORSET
Dorset was chartered in 1761.
In 1776, the idea of Vermont as an independent republic was born in Cephas Kent’ s tavern here.
The first commercial marble quarry in America opened in Dorset in 1785. Dorset stone was used for the New York Public Library and for buildings in Washington, DC.
The Dorset Theater Festival offers first-rate productions June to September and has featured such prominent actors as Tim Daley, Judd Hirsch, Danny Devito and the late Treat Williams.
The Dorset Quarry is a popular swimming spot, now with organized paid parking.
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