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Thomas Davenport Festival-Honoring Vermont’s
greatest inventor
Did you know the origins of the electric revolution goes all the way back to the early 1800's in the little town of Brandon/Forest Dale, Vermont? Brandon is about 5 miles from our cabin, we go there almost daily.
Working from his blacksmith shop here in 1834, Thomas Davenport and his wife Emily invented the first electric motor, America’s first electric vehicle, a demonstration train running on a circular track, and, in 1840, America’s first electric printing press.
He was awarded the first US patent for an electric motor in 1837 and the patent model is on display at the Smithsonian Institution.
Clearly, Thomas Davenport was Vermont’s greatest inventor and the reason Brandon is recognized as the birthplace of the electric motor.
To honor the 220th anniversary of his birth, the Town of Brandon will hold the first Davenport Electric Festival on Saturday, July 9th. On display will be a wide range of electric vehicles, including cars, buses, e-bikes, yard equipment and more.
The event will take place from 11AM to 6PM at Brandon’s Estabrook Park and UVM Professor David Hammond will demonstrate a working model of the first electric motor at noon.
greatest inventor
Did you know the origins of the electric revolution goes all the way back to the early 1800's in the little town of Brandon/Forest Dale, Vermont? Brandon is about 5 miles from our cabin, we go there almost daily.
Working from his blacksmith shop here in 1834, Thomas Davenport and his wife Emily invented the first electric motor, America’s first electric vehicle, a demonstration train running on a circular track, and, in 1840, America’s first electric printing press.
He was awarded the first US patent for an electric motor in 1837 and the patent model is on display at the Smithsonian Institution.
Clearly, Thomas Davenport was Vermont’s greatest inventor and the reason Brandon is recognized as the birthplace of the electric motor.
To honor the 220th anniversary of his birth, the Town of Brandon will hold the first Davenport Electric Festival on Saturday, July 9th. On display will be a wide range of electric vehicles, including cars, buses, e-bikes, yard equipment and more.
The event will take place from 11AM to 6PM at Brandon’s Estabrook Park and UVM Professor David Hammond will demonstrate a working model of the first electric motor at noon.
