Vermont State House
A first floor window in the Vermont State House. The third State House was built in 1859 with many fireproof materials. The floor has white marble tiles from Danby, Vermont, and black marble from Isle La Motte in Lake Champlain. The black marble is from Chazy Reef the oldest known reef in the world. Visitors search the black tiles for ammonite fossils, dating back 480 million years.
Vermont State House
A first floor window in the Vermont State House. The third State House was built in 1859 with many fireproof materials. The floor has white marble tiles from Danby, Vermont, and black marble from Isle La Motte in Lake Champlain. The black marble is from Chazy Reef the oldest known reef in the world. Visitors search the black tiles for ammonite fossils, dating back 480 million years.