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Blue Hill Agricultural Fair, ca. 1875

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"Postcard of the trotting park in Blue Hill ca. 1910Blue Hill Public Library Once you step through the ticket booth, in front of you is the heart and…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Raymond C. Rodgers wrote a poem printed in The Trot and Pacer, Christmas 1922 which describes the rivalry between the three pacers."

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Farmington Harvest, pre 1900

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… At the time, the fair grounds were known as the “trotting park.” This oval was created to keep horse races off of Main St."

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North New Portland High School ca. 1885

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… Fair in 1933, its location also known as The Trotting Park. It was the most important event to everyone around the area."