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Williamstown was established in 1780 by Elijah Paine and was formally chartered one year later on August 9, 1781. The first settlers lived on West Hill, along present-day Stone Road. By the mid-1800s, development had shifted from the two hills int…
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Thomas Davenport was born on the West Hill in 1802 and worked in a blacksmith shop by the village stream. Later, in Brandon, invented the first commutator, and, in 1837, patented the first electric motor.
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Born on the West Hill July 9, 1802.Died at the age of 49, July 6 1851, in Salisbury, VT.Buried in Brandon.Near this tablet stood the blacksmith shop where he learned his trade.He invented and made the firstELECTRIC MOTORin Brandon, Vermont in 1834…