Minnesota's Machinery Museum
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| Established | 1980 |
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| Location | 100 North First Street, Hanley Falls, Minnesota, US |
| Coordinates | 44°41′30.63″N 95°37′10.23″W / 44.6918417°N 95.6195083°W |
Minnesota's Machinery Museum is an agricultural museum in Hanley Falls, Minnesota, United States. The museum contains Minnesota's largest collection of agricultural exhibits and equipment.[1]
History
[edit]The museum is located in the former Hanley Falls School, erected in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration.[2][3] The school closed in 1978, and the building was purchased by the county and donated to Hanley Falls for a museum, which opened in 1980.[2][3]
Exhibits
[edit]The museum features five buildings on a six-acre (2.4 ha) site.[2] Exhibits include tractors and gas engines, tools, rural art, farm implements, a general store, vintage automobiles, railroad memorabilia, quilts, horse equipment, and a blacksmith shop.[2][3][4]
The museum hosts an annual threshing show, which features a tractor pull, antique tractor parades, and demonstrations of baling straw and threshing oats.[5]
A picnic area, campground, and gift shop are located at the museum.[1][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Minnesota's Machinery Museum" (PDF). Minnesota's Machinery Museum. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Minnesota's Machinery Museum". Yellow Medicine County. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Des Garennes, Christine (2002). Great Little Museums of the Midwest. Trails Books. pp. 77–79.
- ↑ "Minnesota's Machinery Museum". Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ Gau, Deb (August 4, 2025). "Keeping traditions alive". Marshall Independent.