Badger Steam [1]

This early American steam vehicle was built in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1861 by Louis Badger, a local machinist and granite dealer. It is regarded as the first automobile to appear in Quincy. The vehicle was a steam-powered wagon fitted with two engines, each connected to one of the rear wheels, with the boiler mounted directly behind the driver's seat. Badger built it mainly for the practical purpose of transporting granite,…