1919 Case Steam Engine at Neillsville’s Schuster Park

Описание: Rolling back a century, we stopped in Neillsville, Wisconsin to film the city’s 1919 J.I. Case steam traction engine—now parked just inside the gate at Schuster Park. Yep, it’s a traction engine (farm/industrial workhorse), not a railroad locomotive—but this iron giant still oozes “locomotion.” Built by Case of Racine, these rigs threshed grain, hauled lumber, and powered belt-driven machinery that kept small-town industry humming. Local history notes this very engine worked the countryside for threshing, later spending decades powering a sawmill on Neillsville’s north side before its retirement to public display. Today, it’s a photogenic relic of Wisconsin’s farm and logging past—and a perfect quick-stop feature for my channel, Wisconsin Points of Interest. If you’re cruising US-10, pull in, walk the park loop, and soak up a little steam-era bravado. Like, subscribe, and drop a comment if you’ve seen it under steam back in the day.
Sources for the curious: community history notes and the site marker info confirm its 1919 build year, threshing duty with an early owner, and later sawmill service before placement at Schuster Park.
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