In 2016, the PDRC was proud to provide additional funds to The Silent Friend Slate project’s Slate Sentinel Gateway to Main Street with local sculptor Kerry O. Furlani. The Silent Friend Slate Project is designed to revitalize Vermont’s rich slate history and pay tribute to the workers and the industry long uncelebrated in this state. At the same time, it will establish a gateway to downtown Poultney with the hope of increasing tourism in the area. The name is inspired by a historic East Poultney slate business from years ago, The Silent Friend Slate Company.
Envisioned by Kerry O. Furlani, a slate sculptor with a studio in Poultney, and in partnership with the Poultney Historical Society, the project has been brought to life with the funding of the Vermont Arts Council.
