Doylestown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Camp Lacey
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Doylestown Fair
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
1. Camp Lacey / Doylestown Fair Marker
Central Bucks West High School in background.
Camp Lacey
Bucks County's own 104th Vol. Regiment est. a Civil War military tent city here in 1861. Their training completed, 1,049 men led by Colonel W.W.H. Davis, departed the Doylestown train station to join the Army of the Potomac.
Doylestown Fair
In 1865, following the Civil War, the town's first fair was organized on this site. One of North America's premier fairs until its demise in 1891. The last remaining fair building was razed in 1997 for student parking.
Dedicated Sept. 18, 1999
Erected 1999 by Civil War Round Table.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1939.
Location. 40° 18.394′ N, 75° 8.269′ W. Marker is in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is at the intersection of Lafayette Street and School Lane, on the right when traveling south on Lafayette Street. Marker is on the north grounds of Central Bucks West High School, 375 W. Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Doylestown PA 18901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Margaret Mead (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Doylestown Agricultural Works (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1748 Fountain House
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
2. Camp Lacey Side of Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
3. Doylestown Fair Side of Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
4. Camp Lacey Laser Image on Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
5. Doylestown Fair Laser Image on Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,229 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 22, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
