Dutton House

Historical marker location:

6000 Shelburne Road (US Hwy 7), Shelburne, Vermont

1782 Cavendish, Vermont Original Owner: Salmon Dutton. Moved to Museum: 1950.

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Vermont was the birthplace of the snowmobile: In 1922, a Vermont man named Carl Eliason built the first snowmobile, which he called a "snow machine." The snow machine was made from a Model T Ford engine and had a track instead of wheels. The invention was later refined and became the basis for the modern snowmobile.