West Oxford Agricultural Society fair, ca. 1880
Contributed by Fryeburg Historical Society
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The photograph shows a parade at the track and the judge's stand at the "old" Fryeburg Fair, prior to 1885.
Peleg Wadsworth, Samuel Stickney, E.L. Osgood and John W. Dana, who formed the West Oxford Agricultural Society, organized the fair in 1851.
For its first seven years, the fair rotated between Fryeburg, Brownfield, Porter, Denmark and Lovell.
On Oct. 6, 1885 the Society bought the present-day Fryeburg Fairgrounds and since then, the fair has been held in Fryeburg.
Other Information
- Title: West Oxford Agricultural Society fair, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- Town: Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Lovell, Porter
- County: Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions (cm): 9 x 9
- Local Code: Fryeburg Fair
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Fryeburg Historical Society
511 Main St., Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-4192
http://www.fryeburghistorical.org/
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LC Subject Headings
West Oxford Agricultural Society
Fryeburg Fair
Fairs--Maine--Oxford County
Agricultural exhibitions--Maine--Oxford County
People
Wadsworth, Peleg
Stickney, Samuel
Osgood, E. L.
Dana, John W.
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