Its Grandstand completed in 1881, the Fairgrounds was to add a 1.5 mile track and harness racing about 1898.
Many years later, a reputable local gentleman reported hearing the sounds of such racing not once, but three times that summer. For a while, The ‘Phantom Racers’ were all the talk. Small wonder: harness racing had been discontinued some 12 years earlier!
Some speculate that history actually leaves ‘traces’ which occasionally reveal themselves. Certainly , our old and oldest homes have a distinct character or personality, usually quite apparent on a first visit. It not just an matter of style and the various physical details – it’s a very strong feeling you get…just perhaps all that history added up and ‘speaking.’
You’ve heard it’s a great time to buy. And it most definitely is. So visit our website to review various homes, each with a personality, each with a story to tell…each awaiting a next chapter.
Imagine: you just might wind up making some history of your own.
_Our thanks for input & Photo from the Chatham Historical Society. Call (518)392-9236._
