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Daily Archives: 8 May, 2006
Francestown New Hampshire Motorcycle Inventor: Sylvester H. Roper (1823-1896)
The Smithsonian Museum defines a motorcycle as, “a self-propelled, engine-powered, two-wheeled vehicle.”
That time-honored institution gives Sylvester H. Roper credit for creating the earliest known example … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, New Hampshire Inventors, New Hampshire Men
Tagged 1867, first, Francestown, inventor, motorcycle, New Hampshire, steam, Sylvester Roper, velocipede
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Motorcycle Invented in New Hampshire
Invented in 1867 by Francestown New Hampshire native, Sylvester Howard Roper, it was powered by coal. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged coal, Francestown, invention, motorcycle, New Hampshire, Roper
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