A tall statue of Uncle Sam stood from 1971 to 1981 at the Great Danbury State Fair. The fair was a very popular yearly exhibition that began in 1821 as an agricultural fair. For more than a century, the fair was open for ten days every October. But, in 1981 the land was sold to developers of a shopping mall.
After the fair closed, Uncle Sam was acquired for display at an amusement park in Lake George,
In 2019 the City of Danbury acquired Uncle Sam, restored the statue, and placed it on the grounds of Danbury's railway museum.
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Tough times for him at the moment.
That statue has quite a history. Too bad about the sale of the fair grounds. I hope the mall still exists as malls have been closing everywhere are people now shop on-line. Jack, thank you for all your recent comments on my posts.
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