by Dave Thornton (Author)

The history of country fairs in Washington County, Upstate, NY spans 3/4ths of the 19th century; and a major contributor was the Village of Cambridge --- home to The Great Cambridge Fair. Essentially the product of one "giant" of a businessman, it became in NYState, second only to the annual State Fair. This is the story of The Great Cambridge Fair, its rise and its fall. dt