Little Valley in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fairgrounds

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 19, 2021

1. Fairgrounds Marker

Inscription. Cattaraugus County Fair first held here ca. 1854. Promoted agriculture & household mfg. NY Gov. Theodore Roosevelt spoke here August 31, 1899.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 752.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 42° 15.175′ N, 78° 48.358′ W. Marker is in Little Valley, New York, in Cattaraugus County. It is at the intersection of Erie St. (New York State Route 353) and N. Ninth St., on the right when traveling north on Erie St.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Erie St, Little Valley NY 14755, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

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New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Historic Bell (approx. ¼ mile away); War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Case Brothers (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Frame House (approx. 7 miles away); Cheryl Strayed (approx. 7 miles away); Ellicottville Town Hall (approx. 7 miles away); In Memory of Those From Ellicottville (approx. 7 miles away); Jefferson Street Cemetery (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Valley.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 19, 2021

2. Fairgrounds Marker

Looking NW on Erie St./NY-353 - intersection to the right is N. Ninth St., Lttle Valley, NY

Fairgrounds entrance near marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 19, 2021

3. Fairgrounds entrance near marker

Build date of entrance area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 19, 2021

4. Build date of entrance area

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.