Historical Marker

Toy Shop

Historical marker location:
6000 Shelburne Road (US Hwy 7), Shelburne, Vermont

Constructed On-site: ca. 1949.

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.