West Manchester Township near West York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

York Inter-State Fair

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008

1. York Inter-State Fair Marker

Inscription. Recognized as America's oldest agricultural fair, dating its origin from a charter issued by the Penns in 1765. Discontinued after 1815, the fair has been conducted annually since 1853 by the York County Agricultural Society. The present ground has been used since 1888.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.

Location. 39° 57.251′ N, 76° 45.281′ W. Marker is near West York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in West Manchester Township. It is on West Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 462) just west of York Fairgrounds Gate 4 Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1210 West Market Street, York PA 17404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

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the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1917 - 1919 (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Washington Visited York, Pennsylvania on Five Different Occasions (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Washington (approx. 0.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Korea and Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); West York Memorial Field (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West York.

Also see . . .
1. York Inter-State Fair - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. York Fair - Welcome To The York Fairgrounds!.

Entrance to Fairground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008

2. Entrance to Fairground

Official Fair Site (Submitted on July 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008

3. Grandstand

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,707 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on August 6, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.