Odometer Invented

May 12, 1847 — Odometer Inventer

This is the day William Clayton a Mormon pioneer, invented the odometer. He invented it for his covered wagon as he was traveling from Missouri to Utah. He called his invention a “roadometer.”

Clayton’s Roadometer

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Odometer Invented

May 12, 1847 — Odometer Inventer

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