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Fields were mowed, bulldozing and ditch digging occurred in random locations. Temporary fences and water lines snaked across the grounds. By 1935 everything was moved again to Island Park where the fair stayed for some time.
This is an ongoing project, but definitely a necessary one. Money was donated by her family to honor the adult and the youth who won the most ribbons in the still exhibit categories. In 1969 the first permanent restroom facilities were constructed. The horseshoe pits designed for big league competition were also built. All volunteer work was done by the horseshoe people on their facility.
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Another project completed before the fair was the numbering and sealing of the bleachers in the pavilion. We have an outstanding facility of which we can be proud. The Warren County Fair Board is just as committed now as it ever has been to bringing the best fair possible to the people of Warren County. From generation to generation, we have focused on our agricultural heritage. Still a third project was a walkway at the new campground area. A continuing project deals with upgrading electrical service.
Leah Curtis was crowned 2016 Warren County Fair Queen. A new parking lot was added inside the Barton Run gate in 2006. This increased the number of handicapped parking spaces and created a van and bus unloading area. This year was also the beginning of a new carnival at the fair.
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I would like to thank each and every volunteer, exhibitor, patron, vendor and sponsor who has contributed in some form or fashion to the success of this fair over the years. I hope you will take something away from your experience here that will benefit you in a positive way.
A new entry for carnival equipment was finished in the spring. Most lighting at the fair has been replaced with newer, more energy efficient lighting. Renovations of the food booth at the Cornplanter pavilion continued also with a new hood ventilation system installed and some remodeling done. In 2008, our food booths were upgraded and much work was done on ticket booths. For the first time, premium books were published by our local Warren Times Observer. That year a well was drilled and a pump house contracted.
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We are looking forward to Penn Valley’s full show in 2023. ATV and Flat Track Races were added this year on Tuesday at the track. Cassie Dalyrmple was crowned 2022 Warren County Fair Queen, Veronica Ludwick was named first runner up and Alexis Stec was crowned 2022 Warren County Fair Junior Miss.
The Warren County Fair bought more property behind the domestic/Grange/4-H buildings. Property is being cleared in the hopes of adding around 50 more campsites for campers that are 30 foot or longer for the 2020 fair. Riley Green, Home Free and a Tom Petty Tribute were the entertainers. Agri-Puppets and Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant were the ground acts.
Twenty years later only nine dairy animals were exhibited and no 4-H projects. The fair became a well organized dairy show in northwestern Pennsylvania. Competitive exhibits and commercial exhibitors increased in number. The first Agricultural Show in the county was a one day event in 1850 at Sugar Grove.
So the Anderson property across from the fairgrounds was purchased in 1992 for just that. A new access road to the fairgrounds was also created that year. The Warren County Fairgrounds celebrates over 170 years of agriculture and community. The first fair was hosted by the Warren County Agricultural Society in1850. Harness racing started approximately ten years later, drawing large crowds to see records broken on the regulation horse track.
The farm was Mrs. Gustafson’s childhood home, and it was purchased by the fair board in the early 1990’s. The bridge was named the Dave Harrington Memorial Bridge. Dave was president of the fair board for many years, and it had always been his dream to have a bridge built in that area.
2022 Herdsman Application – Packet for youth to apply to be herdsmen for their club. Herdsmen stay over night at the fairgrounds but do not sleep in tents/trailers. By filling out the herdsman application you are agreeing to adhere to the WCFF policies and the guidelines for herdsmen. Youth who have responsibilities of caring for their animals after fair hours may stay overnightwith parental consent and supervision. If youth are found on the fairgrounds after hours without parental supervision, they will be escorted to security for parents to pick up.
Once again, with the help of endless and tireless volunteers, the building was completed by the time the fair opened. Renovations continued on the Cornplanter Pavilion Food Booth in 2009. The Motor Sports Arena celebrated it’s 25th year at the fair. The Friday night Tractor Pull and Stockcar Football on Saturday night continue to be track favorites. Other events held at the track are the garden tractor pull, antique tractor pull, firemen’s water battle, and the farm tractor pull.
Thanks to good record keeping by the county fair board, dates of construction have been provided. A new building was bought in 2014to provide the entertainment committee an office and to better serve the entertainers that came to our fair. There was lots of painting, planting of flowers and sprucing up the fairgrounds. Our first ever Facebook contest had over 300 participants trying to win tickets to the Tyler Farr Concert. Also, entertaining in the Niagara Pavilion was Lorrie Morgan, Joe Diffie, and Ron Carrington and Touch of Gold.
The permission/behavior forms are in the packets in the links above. Warren County 4-H and theWarren County Farmers’ Fair Directors reserve the right to revoke or deny a request to stay over night. First, select whether you are applying to be a hersdman, or for a tent/trailer application.Only parents can sign the tent/trailer application.
This review is not guaranteed to be one hundred percent accurate and therefore should probably not be called a history. It is rather a collection of stories written during the years from 1967 to the present. Many of the happenings have already become somewhat clouded, but the actual growth of the fairgrounds is a story worth writing down.
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