Just a few blocks west of that junction is a historic downtown with local shops and a view of not-so-distant mountains. A distinct and fascinating feature of the business district is the Rutland Sculpture Trail. The collection of eight stone sculptures (with more to come) recollects the history of the region through representational works of art. The Danby marble from which the sculptures are carved recalls a centuries-old local practice. The trail of art guided our visit.
Read MoreAccording to organizers of the Downtown Rutland Sculpture Trail, Freeman was among the very first Black students to go to college in Vermont. He went on to become a leading abolitionist and even the first Black man to lead a college in the United States as president — before the Civil War.
Read MoreThe object of this new native-marble sculpture is one of America’s first civil-rights advocates. The man rendered for the ages in stone was also the first Black college president in the USA. Now it's time to introduce and celebrate Martin Henry Freeman, a Rutland native.
Read MoreThe latest piece in the Rutland Sculpture Trail, a marble image of Paul Harris, who founded Rotary International, will be unveiled in downtown Rutland on Oct. 6.
The bust of Harris will be the seventh in the series of downtown carvings and will be on the west side of Merchants Row, outside the Opera House.
Read MoreBarre and Rutland, two cities with extraordinary stone history, are equally busy building new monuments to create sculpture walks for their communities.
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