Guilford Center in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Guilford Fair on the Green

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 24, 2024

1. Guilford Fair on the Green Marker

Inscription.
From 1859 to 1968, the Green was the setting for the annual Guilford Fair, staged then, as it is now, by the Guilford Agricultural Society. Early fairs, billed as "cattle shows," featured a cattle parade around the Green. Spectators could count 426 yoke of oxen in the first fair parade, which was the forerunner of what became the Guilford Citizens' Parade.

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

Location. 41° 17.005′ N, 72° 40.898′ W. Marker is in Guilford in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Guilford Center. It is at the intersection of Park Street and Broad Street, on the right when traveling south on Park Street. Located on the Guilford Green. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guilford CT 06437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley,

on the Connecticut Shoreline,

and in Greater New Haven.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

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Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Size of the Guilford Green (a few steps from this marker); Lighting on the Guilford Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Third Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Dudley Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Guilford Korean War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Major Jedediah Lathrop House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Guilford Green as a Common (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire Wells on the Guilford Green (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guilford.

Also see . . . Guilford Fair (Official Website). (Submitted on May 6, 2025.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 24, 2024

2. Guilford Fair on the Green Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.