Slate Valley Museum

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- a restored historic 19th Century New World Dutch Barn.

- exhibits of historic artifacts from the area's renowned slate quarries and mills.

- displays revealing the science and art of slate quarrying, and its influence on the Slate Valley culture.

- a quarry shanty, complete with all the machinery and tools used in traditional slate.

- a 30-foot-tall replica of a quarry stick used in days gone by to bring large pieces of stone up from the quarry pit into the yard.

- a geological display illustrating the natural history of slate.

- examples of how slate has been used in the structure and decor of local buildings.