ROCKY HILL STATE FAIR AND EXPOIt ran from August 1942 to August 1989 It was one of the only family owned and run fairs in the country.
ROCKY HILL FLEA MARKET
It was the oldest outdoor seasonal market in New England. It started in 1961 and ran to November 2007.
- photo courtesy of Linda Hamilton
My folks and I were some of the first vendors at the old Rocky Hill Flea Market. It started with 13 covered stalls and grew from there. I was in junior high school and it was during the late 1960's.
ReplyDeleteI lived a mile from there and when I was in my teens would bike down and get a job for the week as a "carny " ....I ran games , made sno cones, cotton candy, and ran a frresh lemonade stand one year.
ReplyDeletethose 10 years there made me.
ReplyDeleteI worked with my family at that flea-market in the 1970's, 80's, 90's and 2000's, when I was in my teens I started my own business as a vendor and hired a few people to help me. I miss those days! I wonder what happen to the Hamilton's that owned the flea-market? I miss Gary Hamilton and his family, If they ever read this, I want to say thank you for all the fun memories'.
ReplyDeleteThe Hamiltons are living in Arizona and are doing just fine. Great people. And I miss those times. Not just the money, but the people. Met some lifelong friends #UncleLester
DeleteThe Rocky Hill Flea Market was the best. I would be there every Sunday morning bright and early to get the Best Buy’s. I would go alone or with my son or brother. I still have treasures that I purchased from the market. Great memories for the rest of my life. I will never forget it.
ReplyDeleteI was known as THE video game guy for the last 7 years of Rockey Hill. I perfected my craft there then moved to the Raynham flea.
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