This year we are pleased to welcome the International Harvester Collectors Kansas Chapter #3 show and meeting to our summer show, July 16, 17, 18. Keep checking back for more information!

Congratulations to Wayne Feuerborn of Meriden for winning our antique quilt raffle. Our annual Chili and Vegetable Soup Supper and Craft Bazaar generated over $3,000 for restoration of the Bloomfield Church.
Bazaar Highlights

Our fall festival was a huge success! This was the first year for the tractor cruise around Lake Perry.
Tractor Cruise Photos

Children from all over Jefferson County attended Kid's Day at Cottonwood Station where they learned about pioneer life on the prairie.
Kid's Day Photos

Our fall festival generated over a hundred jars of sorghum, 50 jars of apple butter, and almost 50 gallons of apple cider.
Highlights from 2009 Fall Show

Welcome to Cottonwood Station, a reproduction living history of an early day Kansas town. Developed and maintained by the Meriden Antique Engine and Threshers Association (MAETA), established in 1977. Our purpose is to preserve, through living history, early farming techniques, the appreciation of antique engines, occupations and cultures in small towns and rural areas of early Kansas.


We are pleased to offer private tours of our grounds year-round. Please contact Merril Lovendahl at (785) 986-6469 for appointments and pricing information.