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Upcoming Events
33rd Annual Threshing Show
July 17-19, 2009
MAETA Tractor Cruise
September 19, 2009
Fall Festival and Swap Meet
September 26-27, 2009
Chili & Vegetable Soup Supper & Bazaar
November 7, 2009
34th Annual Threshing Show
July 16-18, 2010


Our 33rd Annual Threshing Show is July 17, 18, 19th.

Come out to the grounds and enjoy the daily threshing demonstrations, watch the tractor pulls and parades. Admire classic and antique tractors, automobiles, and trucks. Explore our living history town, Cottonwood Station. Cool off with lemonade and ice cream from the Chuckwagon. Enjoy live Country Music Friday and Saturday evenings.

Our grounds provide camping hookups, modern restrooms, and concessions. Bring your lawn chairs.

Our 2009 show features:
Tractor of the Year: Engine of the Year:
38-hp, 1951 Case Model D owned by Cassie Knudsen Advance 8-hp run by Gary Bowen in the Blacksmith Shop


2009 Threshing Show Flyer


Tractor Cruise Flyer

Cottonwood Station
Chuck Wagon
Flour Mill
Hay Barn
Blacksmith Shop
Sims Garage
Livery Barn
Saw Mill
1863 Sorghum Press
General Store, Post Office & Print Shop
1854 Log Cabin
1895 Bloomfield Church
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.

If you are interested in membership, fill out our Membership Application and mail to: Meriden Threshers Association, P.O. Box 327, Nortonville, KS 66060.