Shelling Corn, wayside exhibit

These historic corn shelling machines look different but serve similar functions.

NPS/Robert Hartwig

Quick Facts

Location:

Homestead National Historical Park

Designation:

wayside exhibit

Amenities

2 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information

Located just outside Homestead National Historical Park's Education Center, historic farm equipment (such as the above corn shelling machines) and related informational panels provide visitors insight into homesteaders' dynamically evolving technologies aimed at untethering farm work from its reliance on human labor.