circa 1915
Originally named the Pennsylvania Agricultural Works, the A.B. Farquhar Company was established in 1856 in York, Pennsylvania. A.B. Farquhar manufactured farm equipment including: cotton, corn and grain planters. The wares were sold internationally as far away as South America, Africa, Germany, Russia, China, Japan and India. Farquhar acquired notoriety for producing well-built steam traction engines. The engines were used as portable power plants that could run a variety of equipment, such as saw mills and threshers. Oxen, horses and mules pulled the engine to the location that required steam power.| HM Number | HM2473 |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, December 30th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 681010 N 3365836 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.41100000, -91.11558333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 24.66', W 91° 6.935' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 24' 39.6" N, 91° 6' 56.1" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 225 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6869 Burden Ln, Baton Rouge LA 70808, US |
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