Cairo in Greene County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cairo Fairgrounds

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 24, 2019

1. Cairo Fairgrounds Marker

Inscription. Site of Greene County Agricultural Society Fair 1870-1936. Horse racing until 1961. Speedway held stock car races for 6 weeks in 1974.

Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 456.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Entertainment • Sports.

Location. 42° 18.283′ N, 74° 0.745′ W. Marker is in Cairo, New York, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Pinewood Manor Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cairo NY 12413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: 1808 Sayre Home (approx. half a mile away); World War (approx. 0.6 miles away); County Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Depot (approx. 0.8 miles away); Town of Cairo (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mowers House (approx. 1½ miles away); Aratoga Inn (approx. 1.8 miles away); Thurlow Weed (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cairo.

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 12, 2025

2. Cairo Fairgrounds Marker

Cairo Fairgrounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, March 24, 2019

3. Cairo Fairgrounds

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 976 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2. submitted on July 14, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 3. submitted on March 25, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.