Strafford

Historical marker location:

Strafford, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Justin Morrill Memorial Highway and Brook Road on Justin Morrill Memorial Highway.)

Marker installed: 1956

Birthplace of Justin Smith Morrill.

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.