08/26/2026
💡 It's Trivia Time! In 1911, Albert Hirshheimer made a move that changed what La Crosse Plow Co. built. What powered machine did he bring to the factory?
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ANSWER: Tractors! Hirshheimer helped incorporate the Sta-Rite Engine Co. and merged it with the Happy Farmer Tractor Co., bringing engine-powered tractor manufacturing to La Crosse in 1916. This marked the end of the horse-drawn sulky plow era at the site that's now Landmark by the Rivers.