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The '''Connecticut Antique Machinery Association''' is a museum that preserves historic machinery, located in [[Kent, Connecticut]]. The museum has a number of exhibits on [[industrial technology]] such as [[Internal combustion engine|internal combustion engines]], [[Steam engine|steam engines]], agriculture, and logging. Included within the museum grounds is a {{convert|3|foot|adj=on}} [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow gauge railroad]], with an operating [[steam locomotive]] originally from [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Narrow Gauge Railroad |website=The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association|url=http://www.camamuseum.org |access-date=2014-02-01 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-03|title=Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum in Kent opens for season|url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Connecticut-Antique-Machinery-Association-Museum-16147518.php|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-10|website=[[New Haven Register]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503200745/https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Connecticut-Antique-Machinery-Association-Museum-16147518.php |archive-date=2021-05-03 }}</ref> |
The '''Connecticut Antique Machinery Association''' is a museum that preserves historic machinery, located in [[Kent, Connecticut]]. The museum has a number of exhibits on [[industrial technology]] such as [[Internal combustion engine|internal combustion engines]], [[Steam engine|steam engines]], agriculture, and logging. Included within the museum grounds is a {{convert|3|foot|adj=on}} [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow gauge railroad]], with an operating [[steam locomotive]] originally from [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Narrow Gauge Railroad |website=The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association |url=http://www.camamuseum.org/ |access-date=2014-02-01 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808011032/http://www.camamuseum.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-03|title=Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum in Kent opens for season|url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Connecticut-Antique-Machinery-Association-Museum-16147518.php|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-10|website=[[New Haven Register]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503200745/https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Connecticut-Antique-Machinery-Association-Museum-16147518.php |archive-date=2021-05-03 }}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The museum originated from a local group of hobbyists, and first formed in 1984. It opened to the public in September 1985 on a {{convert|14|acre|adj=on}} site in [[Kent, Connecticut]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 23, 1985|title=Antique machinery is focus of a new museum in Kent|work=[[The Hour (newspaper)|The Hour]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRpJAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9|access-date=December 10, 2021}}</ref> |
The museum originated from a local group of hobbyists, and first formed in 1984. It opened to the public in September 1985 on a {{convert|14|acre|adj=on}} site in [[Kent, Connecticut]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 23, 1985|title=Antique machinery is focus of a new museum in Kent|work=[[The Hour (newspaper)|The Hour]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRpJAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9|access-date=December 10, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809000418/https://books.google.com/books?id=DRpJAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Established | 1984 |
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| Location | Kent, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°44′19″N 73°28′10″W / 41.7386°N 73.4694°W |
| Website | www |
The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association is a museum that preserves historic machinery, located in Kent, Connecticut. The museum has a number of exhibits on industrial technology such as internal combustion engines, steam engines, agriculture, and logging. Included within the museum grounds is a 3-foot (0.91 m) narrow gauge railroad, with an operating steam locomotive originally from Hawaii.[1][2]
History
[edit]The museum originated from a local group of hobbyists, and first formed in 1984. It opened to the public in September 1985 on a 14-acre (5.7 ha) site in Kent, Connecticut.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Narrow Gauge Railroad". The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum in Kent opens for season". New Haven Register. May 3, 2021. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Antique machinery is focus of a new museum in Kent". The Hour. August 23, 1985. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2021.