Beaver in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Beaver County Fair Grounds

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

1. Beaver County Fair Grounds Marker

Inscription. Beaver County Agriculture Society formed January 26, 1853. Site of annual fairs until 1899. Located between Leopard Lane, Otter Lane, Sharon Road and Fair Avenues. First board of managers: John Carothers, Thomas Thorniley, Thomas McKinley, Daniel Dawson, William Henry.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 26, 1821.

Location. 40° 41.935′ N, 80° 18.101′ W. Marker is in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of 4th Street and Sharon Road, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver PA 15009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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: King Beaver's Town (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bouquet Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Water Lot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Beaver Area Heritage Foundation (approx. ¼ mile away); Immigration and Migration Patterns (approx. ¼ mile away); Labor Movement and Wagner Act

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(approx. ¼ mile away); A New Era Begins 1986-Present (approx. ¼ mile away); Growth And Decline 1946-1985 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver.

Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on November 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

2. Beaver County Fair Grounds Marker

Looking northeast across 4th Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.