Dump Rake -- Millard's Crossing, Nacogdoches TX
N 31° 39.695 W 094° 39.389
15R E 342954 N 3504117
An elegant horse-drawn dump rake from the 1880s (we think) on display at Millard's Crossing, Nacogdoches TX
Waymark Code: WMXJ55
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2018
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This elegant dump rake was designed to be pulled by a team of horses. It is next to a small display of other nineteenth century farm implements including a plow and a seeder.
This displays part of the museum experience at Millard's crossing, an old-time the nineteenth century village and Museum north of downtown Nacogdoches, which preserves a couple of historic structures and other buildings from the time period of the 1860s-1890s
Use or Purpose of Equipment: Raking hay
Approximate age: 140 years
Still in Use?: No
Location: Located next to the historic Millard Cabin at Millard's Crossing, a museum in Nacogdoches
Fee for Access: no
Manufacturer and model: Not listed
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