Abstract:
Frontier Village, between Blowing Rock and Boone, now boasts one of the largest vintage railroad equipment collections in the country. Originally started by Bob Powell, a collector of steam traction engines, Frontier Village has now expanded to include the railroad lantern collection of Marvin Scholl, who recently moved to North Carolina from Ohio to partner with Powell. Scholl's collection, considered to be one of the largest and most thorough in the country, can be seen alongside Powell's collection of ancient steam engines and tractors.