Race Meets -- 1896 -- Fleetwood -- Readville -- Combination Park -- Providence -- Rigby Park -- The American Horse Breeder

The New England Fair -- 1867 -- Narragansett Park, Providence, Rhode Island

Nelson and Cheviot to be inducted into the New England Harness Writers' Hall of Fame -- Sunday, October 21, 2012 -- Marlborough, Massachusetts

The Lost Trotting Parks Heritage Center Presents the Lost Trotting Parks of New England -- Preserving A Slice of the History of New England

Greetings!

The Lost Trotting Parks Heritage Center believes that expanding its research to include the lost trotting Parks of New England is an initiative that will further demonstrate the importance of preserving the age when the horse was king. Although the Center includes storyboards of contemporary agricultural fairs and harness racing, the Center's primary research focus is 1845 through 1925. 1845 is the year Lady Suffolk broke the three minute mile. 1925 is the year that the automobile outnumbered the horse in the United States. Over time, the Lost Trotting Parks of New England Blog will add more towns. However, to accomplish this expansion the Center will need the cooperation and assistance of state/local historical societies, descendants of harness racing families, and collectors of harness racing and fair memorabilia. The images currently being posted are primarily from the collections of Bruce Stearns and Catherine Medich, and Glenn Gibbons.

This blog was created using dynamic views. As you visit this site, select the dynamic view that best suits you. The Snapshot View gives you an interesting way of reviewing each post. 

-- Stephen D. Thompson, Founder of the Lost Trotting Parks Heritage Center --

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United States Agricultural Fair -- Boston, Massachusetts -- 1855

Excerpts from the Tercentenary of New England Agriculture Published in 1930

The Horse May Have Been King -- However, the Jersey Cow was the Queen of Butter Production -- Saddleback Farm -- East Baldwin, Maine 1884 -- Orestes Pierce, Proprietor

Saddleback Farm Storyboards!
East Baldwin, Maine -- 1884

Check out the Lastest Lost Trotting Parks Post -- 1884 Maine State Fair -- Lewiston Park and City Hall -- Lewiston, Maine

22nd State Fair -- 1884 -- Lewiston Park, Lewiston, Maine

1897 -- Moore's Park Joint Stock Association -- Windsor, Connecticut -- Office Race Card

A Sampler of Maine's Lost Trotting Parks

A Sampler of Connecticut's Lost Trotting Parks