Learning a little history in Floelich

While browsing one of the publications promoting various events in northeast Iowa, I ran across the Froelich "Fall-der-all." The article also said that Froelich was the birthplace of the gasoline powered tractor. With my dad's interest in older tractors, it seemed like a good place to stop by.

Froelich, Iowa, is now a tiny community of four or five houses and the historic site. When we got there, about the only thing we actually got to see was this plaque marking John Froelich's contribution, the tractor. The General Store was closed and there wasn't much going on anywhere else that we could tell. I guess folks were still recovering from the "Fall-der-all" weekend. Even at that, I did learn a little more Iowa history.