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Connecticut Antique Machinery Association

Coordinates: 41°44′19″N 73°28′10″W / 41.7386°N 73.4694°W / 41.7386; -73.4694
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Connecticut Antique Machinery Association
A narrow gauge steam locomotive preserved at the museum
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Established1984
LocationKent, Connecticut
Coordinates41°44′19″N 73°28′10″W / 41.7386°N 73.4694°W / 41.7386; -73.4694
Websitewww.camamuseum.org

The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association is a museum that preserves historic machinery, located in Kent, Connecticut. The museum has a number of exhibits on industrial technology such as internal combustion engines, steam engines, agriculture, and logging. Included within the museum grounds is a 3-foot (0.91 m) narrow gauge railroad, with an operating steam locomotive originally from Hawaii.[1][2]

History

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The museum originated from a local group of hobbyists, and first formed in 1984. It opened to the public in September 1985 on a 14-acre (5.7 ha) site in Kent, Connecticut.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Narrow Gauge Railroad". The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum in Kent opens for season". New Haven Register. May 3, 2021. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Antique machinery is focus of a new museum in Kent". The Hour. August 23, 1985. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2021.