Museum uncovers tractor inventor’s story

Gene Lucht
Jan 9, 2022
Jan 9, 2022 Updated Jan 11, 2022

The Froelich Tractor and 1890s Village Museum
in Froelich, Iowa, commemorates the work of John
Froelich, an inventor of the gasoline-powered tractor.
Photo courtesy Denise Schutte

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series on ag equipment inventors past and present from the Midwest.

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**John Froelich**
Photo courtesy Denise Schutte

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John Froelich and his threshing crew loaded up their new gas-powered tractor invention and headed to Langford, South Dakota.
Photo courtesy Denise Schutte

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