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Davenport Birthplace

Orange County · Route 14, at Brook Street, Williamstown

Thomas Davenport was born on the West Hill in 1802 and worked in a blacksmith shop by the Village stream. Later, in Brandon, invented the first commutator, and, in 1837, patented the first electric motor.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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