FIRST Snowmobile - Ossipee, NH
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silverquill
N 43° 49.388 W 071° 12.345
19T E 322629 N 4854593
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Ossipee became the home of the first snowmobile, a conversion kit for the Model T Ford in 1913 patented by Virgil White.
Waymark Code: WMN22Z
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2014
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There were two identical welcome signs installed along Route 16 in Ossipee, New Hampshire, in 2010, celebrating the history of this scenic community as the home of the first snowmobile.
Virgil White developed a conversion kit for the Model T Ford in 1913 and began manufacturing them in Ossipee until the factory closed and mysteriously burned in 1929, after the business was sold to a company in Wisconsin.
A full history of this original machine can be found on the The Model T Ford Snowmobile Club
And the New York Times
published and article entitled An Original Snowmobile in 2009 highlighting the history of White's machine as well as other common modifications to the Model T.
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