The stories of Washington County, VT
7 narrated audio stories from across Washington County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Barre
How Barre Printed a Radical World
An immigrant worktown became the launch point for a feared anarchist newspaper.
Rock of Ages Visitors Center
How Barre Granite Reached Far Beyond Vermont
A story of stone, skill, and the making of Barre’s granite identity.
Barre Opera House
When Barre Put a Theater in City Hall
A granite boom town builds culture into civic life.
Hope Cemetery
Granite Lives at Hope Cemetery
In Barre, memorial art turns granite into intensely personal remembrance.
Barre
When Barre Became an Anarchist Flashpoint
How Luigi Galleani turned a granite town into a federal concern.
Barre Opera House
How Barre Brought Its Opera House Back to Life
A downtown theater faded, then a city helped raise the curtain again.
Hope Cemetery
The Granite Race Car at Hope Cemetery
At Hope Cemetery, a race car shows how Barre turns memory into stone.
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