Sylacauga Marble Fest

Alabama bicentennial sylacauga magic of marble festival 2019.

Sylacauga marble fest. Ted spears is excited about this year s festival. If its fascinating heritage. It has been known for its marble industry for the past couple of centuries but more recently and more bizarrely it was also the first documented site where an object from outer space hodges meteorite fell from the skies and bruised a citizen. It was discovered shortly after white settlers moved in to the area and has been quarried ever since.

Beneath the city of sylacauga lies the finest white marble in the world. The stone is named after the town of sylacauga alabama which is sometimes called the marble city. Jane jaskevich an artist from atlanta georgia is shown carving a marble deer at the sylacauga marble fest in alabama. Everyone is invited to get out and enjoy the marvel of sylacauga s beautiful white marble.

The marble industry in sylacauga a story of its growth people and contributions. The city of sylacauga has many nicknames including the marble city and alabama s best kept secret. The alabama marble quarry was renowned for producing a distinctive white marble referred to as alabama white as part of the assignment respec evaluated the recoverable reserves of blocks and reviewed the performance of the previous operator. The sylacauga marble festival 2019 celebrates its 11th birthday and the state s 200th birthday.

Part of the technical support included testifying in federal bankruptcy court on behalf of tbgs holdings the owner. Sylacauga is known for its fine white marble bedrock. At the 2010 census the population was 12 749. This was discovered shortly after settlers moved into the area and has been.

Thus the marble industry is the first recorded industry in the sylacauga area. Listed below is the schedule of events. Sylacauga marble has been called the world s whitest. Sylacauga is a city in talladega county alabama united states.

Nicknames for sylacauga include the marble city the cog and alabama s best kept secret. Marble festival chairman dr. The sylacauga marble festival is held annually in sylacauga alabama.