Vermont Heritage Network: Heritage Tourism

American Precision Museum

Image courtesy of Sanders H. Milens

Taken from the Preservation Trust of Vermont's Publication A Celebration of Vermont's Historic Architecture

Located in a former armory and machine shop, built in 1846, the museum has a collection of hand and machine tools and their products. The building is a National Historic Landmark, the site from which the American system of manufacture was first exported. Minimal admission. Open seasonally, or by appointment. Admission. (Route 5. Tel. 802-674-5781) (H)

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