Hinsdale's Auto Pioneer - New Hampshire Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

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Hinsdale's Auto Pioneer
In the Holman and Merriman Machine Shop
opposite this location, George A. Long of
Northfield (Mass.) in 1875 built a steam-
propelled four wheel automobile with a fifth
wheel for steering. This vehicle, fired by
hardwood charcoal, had a bicycle-type frame,
ordinary wooden wheels, solid rear axle
and could maintain 30 miles per hour, roads
permitting. This early inventor patented
and built another automobile, propelled by
gasoline, now in the Smithsonian Institution.

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Marker Name: Hinsdale's Auto Pioneer Official Marker Number: 112 Marker Type: Official NH State Marker Location: Hinsdale Date Marker Established: 1976

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