Duchess County marble
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Description
A medium-grain, white marble quarried near South Dover in Duchess County, New York. Duchess County marble is also sold under the name South Dover Marble. It has been used extensively for buildings.
Synonyms and Related Terms
South Dover Marble; Dover Marble
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Frank A. Lent, Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries., Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925