Coordinates: 40°57′19.47″N 91°32′52.22″W / 40.9554083°N 91.5478389°W
The Midwest Old Threshers Reunion was started in 1950 and has taken place every Labor Day weekend since in the small town of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Over 100,000 visitors from all over the World flood this tiny town of about 10,000 for a week long celebration which pays tribute to antique agricultural equipment.
Old Threshers Reunion, as an event, attracts visitors from around the world, attracted by both the permanent exhibits on the reunion grounds and by the collections of antique and steam powered equipment brought to the show by other visitors.
The Heritage Museum is open year round, featuring a variety of exhibits that celebrate the rural heritage of the midwest. [1]
The Stationary steam engine exhibit features three of large Corliss engines as well as a number of smaller engines. [2]
The Midwest Electric Railway operates a 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge trolley line around the reunion campground. A number of well restored Iowa trolleys operate on this line, including Waterloo Car 381, the last trolley to operate in public service in Iowa and Car 9 from the Albia Interurban Line. MERA also operates Car 320, a beautiful wooden interurban from the Chicago Aurora and Elgin line in IL. Additional favorite cars come from as far away as Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Milan, Italy. [3][4] [5]