Sylacauga Marble Statues

Moretti also created vulcan in birmingham alabama although in iron instead of marble.

Sylacauga marble statues. In a television interview leading up to the 2019 sylacauga marble festival browne noted i kind of laugh because i went halfway around the world looking for the finest marble in the world and i actually grew up 45 miles north of this source. Beneath the city of sylacauga lies the finest white marble in the world. Jun 27 2020 explore janet vawter s board sylacauga followed by 129 people on pinterest. Carved to show how the city of sylacauga is now starting to market its marble again like it did hundreds of years ago and was world known for its marble.

Sylacauga the marble festival went to plan b to find another way to celebrate marble and sculptors following its cancellation due to the covid 19 virus in the spring. Then in 2011 he discovered sylacauga as the source of beautiful marble the same marble used in the award. It was discovered shortly after white settlers moved in to the area and has been quarried ever since. Made possible by a grant from omya inc.

See more ideas about sylacauga marble city jim nabors. 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 is prized for its pure white color and its crystalline structure. Sylacauga marble also commonly known as alabama marble is a marble that is found in a belt running through talladega county alabama.

Sylacauga marble created the ceiling of the lincoln memorial. The city of sylacauga has many nicknames including the marble city and alabama s best kept secret. The marble industry in sylacauga a story of its growth people and contributions. In a television interview leading up to the 2019 sylacauga marble festival browne noted i kind of laugh because i went halfway around the world looking for the finest marble in the world and i actually grew up 45 miles north of this source.

The swindals say that will change once production is restarted at sylacauga marble quarry. In 1907 sculptor giuseppe moretti carved the head of christ. The sculpture is part of the sculpture collection in the alabama department of archives and history in montgomery alabama. Some of the world s most recognized statues are sculpted from it.

Then in 2011 he discovered sylacauga as the source of beautiful marble the same marble used in the award. Thus the marble industry is the first recorded industry in the sylacauga area. Ted spears chairman. Sylacauga marble has been called the world s whitest.

It was funded by a private benefactor.