Foothills Antique Power Association: History
Foothills Antique Power Association of North Carolina, Established October &th, 2003
Incorporated October 28, 2003 1st Annual Power Show May 19 & 20, 2004 (now held annually the 3rd weekend in May.)
Pulling track built at Fairgrounds April 2005 December 2005 applied for 501(C)(3) tax-exempt status Spring 2006—club membership rose to over 200 1st Annual Power Ride held September 23, 2006 Jeff Greene donated a 17 1/2 half breed engine to the club in August 2008 (on display in Heritage Village at American Legion Fairgrounds)
September 2009- held 1st Annual Swap Meet 2012- club members completed restoration of John Deere “B” that was donated by Todd and Jeff Greene in October 2008 2008- Creation of Heritage Village at Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds Club Pole Shed Built by Members
Donation of Allis Chalmers Tractor 2012- Moved Saw Mill and Blacksmith Shop from Ira Cline’s Farm to Heritage Village 2013- Completed construction on Equipment Building at Fairgrounds 2014- Construction of pole shed on fairground property (Begging of General Store Structure) 2014- Windmill and various other items donated by Wayne Huffman in memory of his parents, Emory and Jeanette Huffman
2014- Ira and Ann Cline donated a variety of items: plows, teasers, etc 2015- Completed Construction of General Store 2016- Completed Chinking and Closing in the Log Building 2016- Construction of Lean-To of the General Store Side 2016- Grist Mill and other items donated by Wayne Huffman 2017- Poured concrete under General Store lean-to, added running band- saw and steam engine to the display in the General Store and added water pump to the windmill
2017- Remodeled the Saw Mill structure
Thank you to all the families who have donated to the club!
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