Wednesday, September 7, 2011

More Old Steam Engines






  For fairs which exhibit antique technology, especially agricultural technology, the Old Threshers' Reunion, in Mount Pleasant,  Iowa is the grand-daddy of them all.   Held every Labor Day weekend, it covers about two square miles, and is filled which every old tractor and steam engine imaginable.  Their own permanent collection includes a vintage railroad engine, pulling a train which hauls the public about the fair grounds.  Other conveyances available include three vintage electric trolleys.  Permanent buildings house a collection of old stationary steam engines, including behemoths  from power houses. You can also see a turn-of-the-century printing shop,  as well as an old machine shop, both powered off a line shaft run by a steam engine.  About a hundred threshing engines are usually displayed.  The have a carousel, powered by steam and accompanied by a large mechanical organ. And they have re-created an entire Old West town,  complete with railroad stations, a bank, blacksmith shops, and a saloon--all staffed with actors in period costume.  Food is provided at a reasonable price by several volunteer  organizations.  If there is one event in Iowa worth seeing--this is it.   And don't neglect to visit the theater museum.  At the beginning of the 20th century,  Iowa had over 700 opera houses, and the theater museum preserves this rich heritage.

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