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1930's Ag Museum

1435 Boy Scout Road, Quincy, IL 62305

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Impressive 42-piece John Deere implement collection, privately owned by a former educator and shared with the public for free. Group tours by appointment.

This privately owned museum houses forty-two John Deere farm implements manufactured in the late 1920's through 1940. Showcased is a 1936 Model B John Deere Tractor, fully restored. The Ag Museum also features an antique horse equipment collection and period farm house furnishings, as well as equipment and hand tools found on a 1930s farmstead. All free of charge, open by appointment, located on the northern edge of Quincy.

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