Beatty in Nye County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

1921 Fordson Tractor

Model F

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 2, 2022

1. 1921 Fordson Tractor Marker

Inscription. The Fordson tractor by the Ford Motor Company was the first agricultural tractor to be mass-produced. It was a lightweight, frameless tractor with a vapouriser-fed engine and four metal wheels. Henry Ford was raised as a farmer and yearned to produce an inexpensive tractor that almost anyone could afford. Without support from the other major shareholders of Ford Motor Company, Henry started building the Fordson tractor in 1917. The Fordson name was a contracted form of "Henry Ford and Son." The historical significance of this little tractor is how it changed the industry allowing smaller farmers and miners equipment for mass production.

Erected by Beatty Museum and Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 36° 54.356′ N, 116° 45.696′ W. Marker is in Beatty, Nevada, in Nye County. It is on Main Street east of Irving Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 417 Main St, Beatty NV 89003,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mojave Desert

and in Central Nevada. It is also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beatty (approx. 0.3 miles away); Desert Hills Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mona Bell's Grave (approx. 3.6 miles away); Miner's Cabin (approx. 3.6 miles away); Rhyolite Jail (approx. 3.6 miles away); Red-Light District (approx. 3.6 miles away); Adobe Dance Hall (approx. 3.7 miles away); Rhyolite Train Depot (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beatty.

Also see . . . Beatty Museum. (Submitted on April 14, 2022.)

1921 Fordson Tractor and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 2, 2022

2. 1921 Fordson Tractor and Marker

Tractor and Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 2, 2022

3. Tractor and Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.