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Fair Despite Flood

Floodwaters can't stop Fonda Fair Spirited effort to clear damage preserves 170-year-old tradition By Carol DeMare, Staff Writer - Friday, September 2, 2011 FONDA -- For 170 years, the Fonda Fair has gone on as scheduled,…

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1947 Fonda Train Wreck

A moment in history... Fonda, NY Train Wreck "The wreck occurred on July 18, 1947 at Fonda, NY. My grandfather was the engineer operating engine number 2775, an L2a Mohawk I believe. He was the only…

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1909 Fonda Hotel Fire

A moment in history... Hotel Roy Burned Fonda Landmark Destroyed - Night Porter Injured While Escaping Syracuse Herald, Syracuse, NY, 26 Jan 1909 Fonda, NY - Jan 26 -- The most disastrous fire that has visited…

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Fonda Neighborhood Watch

Fonda Begins Neighborhood Watch February 9, 2010 By Amanda Whistle, The Leader-HeraldFonda, NY - The village is a relatively safe place, according to Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy Paul Krug. Krug and village neighborhood watch coordinator Mark…

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Not Fonda Crocs

Crocodiles move into luxury lagoon Thursday, January 28, 2010 © The Cairns PostCROCODILES are lurking in the man-made lagoon at a luxury estate at Trinity Beach, posing dangers for pets, children and the area's wildlife, residents…

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