Denton Farm Park, Denton, NC. Annual Threshers 50th Reunion, July 2020.
This is a 5 day event which has a large camping area for campers which attracts people from various states who show their tractors, steam engines, hit & miss engines, and engage in the tractor pulls. They have food vendors, a flea market area, a stage with assorted bands that play during the day, a train that travels the perimeter with an "old west" show, various demonstrations of both steam and horse powered farm equipment, a steam powered machine shop, a building housing a number of live steam powered engines used in industry, historic buildings, and more.
My second year here. Last year was really packed and had more equipment on display, but the turnout was still good in spite of the virus. I went 2-days. They had the General Lee from Dukes of Hazard on display and you could walk right up and take a look and get a picture. I enjoyed the demonstration of the stem shovel and steam crane - both fully operational and built about 1910.
Just a few of the pics I took, but I got a ton of them. Tractors of all makes and years from lawn tractors to the big farm tractors - steam, gas, kerosene, and diesel. These guys put as much effort into restoring their tractors as we do our cars. I'll be there again next year.
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