Harrisburg Farm Complex in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pennsylvania Farm Show

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 15, 2008

1. Pennsylvania Farm Show Marker

Inscription. First held in January 1917, the Farm Show took place each year at various Harrisburg locations until 1931, when it moved to the new Main Exhibition Building here. The Large Arena first opened for the 1939 show. From modest beginnings, the Farm Show ultimately grew into one of the world's largest indoor gatherings devoted to the celebration and promotion of agriculture.

Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1917.

Location. 40° 16.958′ N, 76° 52.995′ W. Marker is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Harrisburg Farm Complex. It is on Maclay Street 0.3 miles east of 7th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrisburg PA 17102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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: Harrisburg State Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Harrisburg State Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charles Y. Petty Sr. (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Camp Curtin (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Curtin (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Curtin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Curtin Memorial-Mitchell United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Ladies Of Harrisburg During The Civil War (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Pennsylvania Farm Show - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Pennsylvania Farm Show. Official Website (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 15, 2024

2. Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Marker

Farm Show Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 15, 2008

3. Farm Show Building

Detail of Art Work at Top of Building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, March 15, 2008

4. Detail of Art Work at Top of Building.

East entrance to Farm Show Arena image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, March 21, 2008

5. East entrance to Farm Show Arena

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,270 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on March 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 5. submitted on March 22, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.