6th Annual Old Construction & Surface Mining Equipment Show

6th Annual Old Construction & Surface Mining Equipment Show

The Ohio Valley Chapter of the Historical Construction Equipment Association announces the 6th Annual Old Construction & Surface Mining Equipment Show will be:

September 12th and 13th at the Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park grounds.

On Ohio 519, between U.S. 22 and New Athens, Ohio.   Just over 1 mile west of New Athens. 

Antique trucks, construction, and surface mining will be on static display and in operation throughout the weekend.   A Marion 111-M dragline, Insley L dragline, and Lorain 80 shovel located on the grounds will be in operation.  Equipment owned by the Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park (HCRHP), members of the HCRHP, members of the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Historical Construction Equipment Association, and other organizations will be displayed or in operation such as draglines, shovels, trucks, crawlers, dozers, and more. 

Show runs Saturday from
9am-dark and Sunday 9am-4pm.  
Equipment will be in operation around 10am-evening
Saturday and 9am-4pm Sunday. 

All antique trucks, construction, crawler, and surface mining equipment are welcome.

The event benefits the HCRHP shovel & dragline preservation fund.  Fund supports shovel & dragline restoration, maintenance and acquisition costs for current owned & future acquisitions. 

Donation of $2.00 per person is requested.

The event is being held in conjunction with the next door 47th Annual Stumptown Steam Threshers Reunion & Show.

The 47th Annual  Stumptown Steam Threshers Reunion & Show will be held at the Stumptown grounds 1 mile west of New Athens.   

The Stumptown event includes steam traction engines, antique tractors, gas engines, oilfield engines, antique lawn & garden tractors, crawlers,antique cars, antique trucks, tractor contest, slow engine race, saw milling, corn meal grinding, shingle making, straw baling, kiddie pedal tractor pull contest, kiddie coin hunt, flea market(Not accepting new flea market vendors), entertainment, food, and more.

Antique gas & oil field engines will be in operation.  Antique gas engines will be used to power equipment such as pump jacks, butter churns, cream separators, and washing machines.  Steam traction engines will be in operation.  Steam traction engines will power an antique saw mill sawing boards and power an antique threshing machine.

Saturday events:
Show opens @ 9am
slow engine race @ 1pm
kiddie tractor pull contest @ 3pm
square dance @ 5pm
and Saturday night entertainment @ 6:30pm

Saturday’s schedule begins at:
9:30am with opening prayer & flag raising ceremonies.

Saturday schedule includes saw milling, corn meal grinding, shingle making, Noon Bill Flowers whistle blow, crowning of queen & thresherman of the year, slow engine race(subject to change), bailing-threshing, kiddie pedal tractor pull, and evening entertainment. 

Sunday’s schedule begins at 8:30am with church services & gospel music, saw milling, corn meal grinding, shingle making, Noon whistle blow, tractor
contest(subject to change) @ 1pm, baling-threshing, ladies auxiliary quilt drawing @ 2:30pm, awards for oldest man & women attending show, kiddie coin hunt @ 2:45, and ends with the grand parade of equipment through the grounds at 4pm.  The Stumptown event is located 1 mile west of New Athens or 5 miles East of U.S. 22. 

Stumptown admission is $3.00 or $6.00 membership good for all weekend and in includes badge.

All antique tractors, gas & oil field engines, cars, pickups, lawn & garden tractors, antique farm & agriculture equipment, and other antique equipment welcome.
 
For Stumptown information contact 740-695-9756, 304-242-6856,
or e-mail  stumptownsteamthreshers@yahoo.com.

A shuttle will run Saturday from the Stumptown grounds to the 6th Annual Old Construction & Surface Mining Equipment Show.

For 6th Annual Old Construction & Surface Mining Equipment Show information contact the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Historical Construction Equipment Association at
330-618-8032, 740-312-5385, e-mail:  oldiron@hcrhp.org.

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