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- 842 Vankirk Road, Newfield, NY
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Town of Newfield
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PICNIC CORNERSFORMER U.S. PRESIDENT
THEODORE ROOSEVELT ATTENDED
A PICNIC HERE WITH THE
TOWNSPEOPLE OF NEWFIELD
ON OCTOBER 24, 1910
WILLLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2016
Former President Theodore Roosevelt was traveling in New York State campaigning for the Republican Party in the upcoming elections. During Roosevelt’s visit to Newfield on October 24, 1910, he gave a speech and then joined the townspeople at a picnic.