Franklin Co. Fair Marker

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Malone in Franklin County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Franklin Co. Fair

By Yugoboy, June 27, 2012

1. Franklin Co. Fair Marker

Inscription. Held here since 1852 and described by L.I. Wilder in Farmer Boy. Marshalling site for two Irish Fenian invasions of Canada.

Erected by Franklin Co. Historical Soc.

Location. 44° 51.004′ N, 74° 16.731′ W. Marker is in Malone, New York, in Franklin County. Marker is at the intersection of East Main St. and Raymond St. on East Main St.. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Malone NY 12953, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Congregational Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Arsenal Green (approx. 0.4 miles away); Foote Tavern (approx. 0.9 miles away); Almanzo Wilder (approx. 3.3 miles away).

Regarding Franklin Co. Fair. Malone, NY's most important tourist stop is probably Almanzo Wilder's house (husband of Laura Ingalls Wilder). Every location having any sort of connection to him is marked or mentioned in some of the guide pamphlets.

Also see . . . The Fenian Raid and Battle of Ridgeway June 1-3, 1866. (Submitted on July 7, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Franklin Co. Fair Marker as seen facing East on Main St. Photo, Click for full size

By Yugoboy

2. Franklin Co. Fair Marker as seen facing East on Main St.

Franklin Co. Fair Marker as seen facing West on Main St. Photo, Click for full size

By Yugoboy, June 27, 2012

3. Franklin Co. Fair Marker as seen facing West on Main St.

Franklin Co. Fairgrounds Main Gate today Photo, Click for full size

By Yugoboy, June 27, 2012

4. Franklin Co. Fairgrounds Main Gate today

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 6, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 106 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.