Powerland Heritage Park Is a Place. A Wonderful Place.

The property on which Powerland Heritage Park resides is owned by Western Antique Power, Incorporated (WAPI). This corporation contracts with Antique Powerland Museum Association (APMA) to maintain the property and business operations of Powerland Heritage Park - almost entirely through volunteer labor. Together through multiple agreements with all museums on campus, APMA and partnering organizations of all kinds are able to present to you a wonderfully unique nostalgic and educational experience.

Powerland Heritage Park Grounds Map

SAFETY

Safety is our number one priority at Powerland Heritage Park. Please review the Safety Guidelines.

history

Before Powerland Heritage Park was established, annual threshing bees were held on farms in the Silverton and Woodburn, Oregon areas through the 1950s and 60s. The public was attracted to these events and attendance rapidly grew. To accommodate the growth, a 62 acre parcel of farm land was acquired in Brooks, Oregon. Western Antique Power, Inc. (WAPI) was created to possess the property and ensure its annual event, soon to be known as the The Great Oregon Steam-Up, would be held and continue to grow.

In 1988, when a site was needed for a proposed heritage truck museum in the Northwest region, Powerland Heritage Park was the preferred location. Brooks Historical Society moved the Brooks Depot to the site in 1989 and formally dedicated the building as the Brooks Depot museum July 14, 1990. Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society was next to arrive in 1996. Participation from diverse museums and heritage clubs followed over the years. Facilities now include blacksmithing, fire apparatus, electric railroads, miniature railroading, Caterpillar equipment, antique cars and motorcycles, early day trucks, large steam engines, steam operated cranes, small antique gas engines, tractors, drag saw manufacturing shop, model railroading, local history, and more.

For more about the history of our wonderful place, organizations, and most importantly, our people, please explore the Wisdom section of our blog.