In April 2002, Westville became the first and only museum in the world to produce a bale of cotton on an animal-powered cotton baler. Indeed, cotton probably has not been baled this way since World War I.

You can now see the re-constructed baler used the form and space of a press which has been in Westville's collections since 1968. The new baler is made from new parts which were carefully constructed by Ken Coogle and Henry Lynch, Jr. The original parts have been placed in conservation storage to protect them.

Actual operation of the cotton baler is reserved for special times during the Fall Festival, but it can be seen during Village hours. Read more about this interesting addition to the Village.

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Mules and Wagon passing in front of Adams Store.