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Samuel Morey
Pioneer Inventor of Steam and Gas Engines lived here
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By Paul Crumlish, June 18, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Samuel Morey Marker | | |
Inscription. Samuel Morey, resident of Orford and later Fairlee, successfully operated a steamboat on the Conn. River in 1793. Making over 4000 experiments, this early scientist patented an internal combustion engine in 1826 to anticipate the age of the motor car and airplane.
Erected by Vermont Historic Sites Commission.
Location. 43° 54.4′ N, 72° 8.66′ W. Marker is in Fairlee, Vermont, in Orange County. Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 5) 0.1 miles north of School Street, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairlee VT 05045, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Ridge (approx. 0.4 miles away in New Hampshire); Nathaniel Niles (approx. 4.8 miles away); Elizabeth Mine (approx. 11 miles away); Old Court House (approx. 13.4 miles away); First Public Grammar School (approx. 15.6 miles away); Alden Partridge (approx. 15.7 miles away); American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy (approx. 15.7 miles away); Theta Chi Fraternity (approx. 15.7 miles away).
Also see . . . Samuel Morey - Inventor Extraordinary of Orford, New Hampshire. (Submitted on June 21, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
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By Paul Crumlish, June 18, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Wide view of the Samuel Morey Marker | | |
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By Paul Crumlish, June 18, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Morey House (1773) | | Samuel Morey's residence in nearby Orford, New Hampshire. Many of Morey's experiments and inventions were developed in a barn adjacent to this house. | | |
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By Paul Crumlish, June 18, 2010 | |
| | | 4. Connecticut River | | The site of Morey's experiments with the first paddle wheel steamboat in 1793, viewed from Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge. | | |
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By Paul Crumlish, June 18, 2010 | |
| | | 5. Grave site of Samuel Morey | | Located in the West Congregational Churchyard, in nearby Orford, New Hampshire | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 21, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 625 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 21, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
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