1890 - Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium - St. Johnsbury, Vermont
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N 44° 25.212 W 072° 01.198
18T E 737230 N 4922865
An industrialist's gift to the community
Waymark Code: WMBTY0
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2011
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Thaddeus Fairbanks patented the first platform scale in 1830, allowing heavy objects to be weighed accurately. The company he founded with his brother carries on the name, still manufacturing scales in this northeast Vermont town.
Thaddeus' son, Franklin, founded the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in 1889, donating his personal collection of natural science specimens and related artifacts.
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