In an effort to preserve the agricultural heritage of the Yakima Valley and Central Washington, the late Ted Falk first introduced the idea of a farm equipment museum to a small group of interested people in November 1978. The next year the Central Washington Agricultural Museum was founded on March 15, 1979, as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization governed by a Board of Directors with a volunteer staff.

Located in Union Gap Washington, at the base of Rattelsnake Ridge it's park like surroundings hold equipment and information including the Magness Room displaying over 3,000 antique hand tools, the steam engine used to power the Old Naches sawmill,a collection of bells from the valley schools, a working sawmill, and the home of the Linderman Tractor. All of this and more has combined to create the Central Washington Agricultural Museum, the largest historical Museum in Motion in the Pacific Northwest.

The museum is staffed by an all volunteer workforce of knowledgeable and friendly people who actually work with and restore the equipment on display as well as creating active demonstrations of how the equipment was used. Call for event times or to arrange a special showing.

The museum is supported by the State and donations from people visiting the museum as well as several groups that are associated with the museum. There is no fee for entering the park however a donation is suggested.

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