First American Platform Scale

First American Platform Scale (HM1EXM)

Location: St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Caledonia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 25.662', W 71° 58.698'

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After experimenting with new types of farm equipment, plows, and stoves, Thaddeus Fairbanks invented the platform scale here in 1830. With his brothers Erastus and Joseph, he founded the company which still bears there name. Many St. Johnsbury public institutions were gifts of this talented family.
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HM NumberHM1EXM
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Placed ByVermont Historic Sites Commission
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 7:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 262937 N 4923693
Decimal Degrees44.42770000, -71.97830000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 25.662', W 71° 58.698'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 25' 39.72" N, 71° 58' 41.88" W
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Area Code(s)802
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2054-2196 Theodore Roosevelt Hwy, St Johnsbury VT 05819, US
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