Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum board members Jay Franks, on right, and David Ruark show off a 1929 Caterpillar 15 tractor on display. The Agricultural Museum in Pomeroy, Wash, features a variety of farm implements and equipment and other historical antiques acquired and donated from framers in surrounding counties. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
A farmhouse kitchen display in the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum in Pomeroy, Wash. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
A selection of branding irons on display at the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum in Pomeroy, Wash. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Vintage oil cans on display at the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum in Pomeroy, Wash. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
The Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum is housed in two barns on the county fairgrounds, started in 2009 after some of the county’s older residents expressed a desire to preserve the area’s farming heritage. It’s a mix of machines and farming equipment, household items and displays showing Garfield County history.
The Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum in Pomeroy features a collection of tractors and farm-life relics from the region’s rich wheat farming heritage.