Steam Engine Train
1915 J. I. Case Steam Engine 65 hp

The Agricultural Heritage Museum's 65 hp Case was manufactured in 1915, serial number 33043. It spent its working life north of Watertown. It features optional equipment purchased with the original engine including contractor's fuel bunkers and a fully-jacketed (northern) boiler.

Old farmhouse on the field
The American Farmhouse

The 1915 farmhouse replica on exhibit at the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum gives a glimpse back in time to what the early 20th century farmhouse looked like. 

South Dakota Claim Shanty
South Dakota Claim Shanty

Explore how the Homestead Act shaped westward expansion and the lives of settlers in the American frontier.

A man on a tractor planting wheat
Overby Brothers

Discover how the Overby brothers' invention transformed agriculture by mechanizing corn harvesting.