Blacksmiths, Soldiers, and Log Cabin Weekend at Waterloo Farm Museum

Looking for a vivid glance into 19th century pioneer life? The Waterloo Farm Museum has just the thing. The museum features farm buildings nestled in the curve of a scenic rural road. Highlights include a farmhouse built in 1850s, a rare restored wooden Perkins windmill, a log house with stone fireplace, a woodworking and blacksmith’s workshop with working forge, the granary which now serves as a gift shop, and many other buildings that supported 1880s farm life. The Dewey School Museum, located three miles north of the Farm, is a one-room schoolhouse that was built in the mid-1800s and held classes until 1956. Experience 19th-century pioneer life at the Waterloo Farm Museum, nestled along a scenic rural road. This museum features historic farm buildings, including an 1850s farmhouse, a rare restored wooden Perkins windmill, and a log house with a stone fireplace. Visitors can explore a woodworking and blacksmith’s workshop with a working forge, a granary that now serves as a gift shop, and various other structures that depict 1880s farm life. Just three miles north of the farm, the Dewey School Museum offers a glimpse into the past with its one-room schoolhouse built in the mid-1800s, which operated until 1956.