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Barre, VT was once called the “Granite Center of the World." Quarries wide and deep gave rise to an industry that promised to bear the task of immortality. Granite of exquisite quality augured not only exceptional monuments and memorials but exceptional lives for generations to come -- free from the privations of the old country -- or so it was thought.  There are hundreds of years worth of granite left in Barre’s quarries, but now they only employ a few people. Today, some refer to the town as “Scary Barre” -- its history as a center of industry and radical labor politics overshadowed by its sinking economy and struggles with poverty. Using performances of oral histories, we will witness how economic crises change a town, how those changes are still unfolding, and how they have affected us all. This is an independently produced show. Please consider supporting En Masse on Patreon. Sound a Music Credits Music: "16/9" by Circus Marcus. From the Free Music Archive. CC BY-NC Music: "Ambient Piece #4 (02-13-2017)" by Abishai. From the Free Music Archive. CC BY-NC-ND Music: "Ambient Piece #1 (12-25-2016)" by Abishai. From the Free Music Archive. CC BY-NC-ND Music: "Mε Πιάνουνε Ζαλάδες" by Caligine. From the Free Music Archive.  CC BY-NC-SA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/liz-medina5/message