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Samuel Morey -- Pioneer Inventor of Steam and Gas Engines lived here

Orange County · U.S. Route 5 in Village, Fairlee

Samuel Morey, resident of Orford and later Fairlee, successfully operated a steamboat on the Conn. River in 1793. Making over 4,000 experiments, this early scientist patented an internal combustion engine in 1826 to anticipate the age of the motor car and airplane.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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