Dorset is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,036 at the 2000 census. Dorset is famous for being home to America's oldest marble quarry and for being the birth place of Alcoholics Anonymnous co-founder Bill W. East Dorset is the setting of the Bill Wilson House and the Griffith Library.
The East Dorset marble quarry had been established by Bill W's great grandfather and stayed in the family for 3 generations....
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Dorset is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,036 at the 2000 census. Dorset is famous for being home to America's oldest marble quarry and for being the birth place of Alcoholics Anonymnous co-founder Bill W. East Dorset is the setting of the Bill Wilson House and the Griffith Library.
The East Dorset marble quarry had been established by Bill W's great grandfather and stayed in the family for 3 generations. Marble from these quarries provided stone for the New York City Library.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.8 square miles (123.9 km), of which, 47.8 square miles (123.9 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km) of it (0.08%) is water.
Within the town is located Mount Aeolus.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,036 people, 856 households, and 600 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.6 people per square mile (16.4/km). There were 1,246 housing units at an average...
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