Fonda
Fonda 1836-1918
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Mohawk Turnpike Improved 1800
Utica & Schenectady R.R. Built,
Station Named for Pioneer
Family 1836
Montogomery Co. Agricultural
Society Formed Oct. 13, 1844
First County Fair held at
Court House Nov. 11-12, 1844
Incorporated as Village
Of Fonda 1851
Civil War Camp Near By 1861-1865
115th and 153rd N.Y. Volunteer
Regiments Mustered In Here 1862
Present Fair Grounds
Purchased 1863
Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville
R.R. Built 1870
County World War Draft Men
Assembled Here 1917-1918
Erected by State of New York 1933
Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and Park Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
