August/2009/
The first West
End Fair was held 88 years ago on a beautiful
day, Thursday, September 2, 1920 at Weir Lake in
Chestnuthill Township. The idea to hold a
special day to celebrate the farmers and their
goods belonged to Frank Koehler. Mr. Koehler,
who was the father of school superintendent Dr.
LeRoy Koehler, believed the hard-working people
in the western portion of Monroe County deserved
a day to celebrate and promote their
agricultural products. Read
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