Johnson County Fairground – Franklin IN

City:
Franklin, IN

Site Type:
Fairgrounds, Parks and Recreation

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1935

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Works Progress Administration built the Johnson County Fairground in Franklin IN.

Source notes

WPA project record cards, images in the collection of the Lawrence County Historical Museum, Bedford, Indiana, OPN 65-52-321 (7/22/35) and OPN 65-52-3818 (11/19/35).

Site originally submitted by Doug Logan on January 27, 2023.

Location Info

250 Fairground St.
Franklin, IN 46131
Johnson County

Coordinates: 39.48282, -86.06793

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