Washington Co Fairgrounds

[ppratt]

Looking for someone that can help me locate and possibly search for the original location of washington Co. fair grounds I have a pretty close idea wher it's at but I don't know a sole to start asking around.

 

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[jeff of pa]

The first "Morganza Fair' was actually an exhibition of cattle and sheep held for the purpose of sale on the last Saturday of October, 1798. At the premises of Daniel Purcel in the forks of Chartiers at the head of John Struther's Mill Dam. Advertised in the October 1, 1798 newspaper he states "55 head of beef cattle, working oxen, cows and sheep are already entered at this fair and it is expected more than double the number will be entered before the day of sale." An entry fee of six pence per head was charged and cattle would be taken care of at a reasonable cost."' No further notices regarding this fair appear and apparently only this single exhibit was held.

The 1822 fair was held on a lot owned by James Ruth, on East Maiden St. near Lincoln St.; but the next year it was changed to the John Sample farm, further east on the National Pike.


http://www.washingtonfair.org/html/fair_history.html