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Cairo in Greene County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Cairo Fairgrounds

 
 
Cairo Fairgrounds Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, March 24, 2019
1. Cairo Fairgrounds Marker
Inscription. Site of Greene County Agricultural Society Fair 1870-1936. Horse racing until 1961. Speedway held stock car races for 6 weeks in 1974.
 
Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 456.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureEntertainmentSports.
 
Location. 42° 18.283′ N, 74° 0.745′ W. Marker is in Cairo, New York, in Greene County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Pinewood Manor Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cairo NY 12413, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 1808 Sayre Home (approx. half a mile away); World War (approx. 0.6 miles away); County Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Depot (approx. 0.8 miles away); Town of Cairo (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mowers House (approx. 1˝ miles away); Thurlow Weed (approx. 2.2 miles away); Massacre 1790 (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cairo.
 
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Cairo Fairgrounds image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, March 24, 2019
2. Cairo Fairgrounds
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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