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On Brook Street (Vermont Route 64) at Vermont Route 14, on the right when traveling west on Brook Street.
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. — — Map (db m86037) HM
On Vermont Route 14 at Brook Street (Vermont Route 64), on the right when traveling south on State Route 14.
Born on the West Hill July 9, 1802. Died at the age of 49, July 6 1851, in Salisbury, VT. Buried in Brandon. Near this tablet stood the blacksmith shop where he learned his trade. He invented and made the first ELECTRIC MOTOR in Brandon, Vermont . . . — — Map (db m86038) HM
On Vermont Route 14, on the right when traveling south.
Williamstown was established in 1780 by Elijah Paine and was formally chartered one year later on August 9, 1781. The first settlers lived on West Hill, along present-day Stone Road. By the mid-1800s, development had shifted from the two hills into . . . — — Map (db m103775) HM