National Register Listing

White River Junction Historic District (Boundary Increase)

N. Main St., S. Main St. Bridge St., Gates St. and Church St., Hartford, VT
Local significance of the district:
Architecture; Industry; Transportation; Commerce

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

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.