▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁Char lem ont ' s ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁is ▁located ▁a ▁short ▁way ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁center , ▁on ▁an ▁elev ated ▁plate au ▁above ▁Massachusetts ▁Route ▁ 8 A . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁basically ▁rect angular ▁area , ▁whose ▁dominant ▁feature ▁is ▁a ▁racing ▁o val ▁that ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁ ▁The ▁track ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁pack ed ▁earth ▁and ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁wide . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁o val ▁is ▁the ▁park ' s ▁largest ▁building , ▁a ▁wooden ▁grand stand . ▁ ▁The ▁grand stand ▁has ▁four teen ▁rows ▁of ▁ble acher - style ▁se ating , ▁set ▁above ▁an ▁en closed ▁ground ▁level ▁that ▁function ed ▁originally ▁as ▁an ▁exhibition ▁space ▁and ▁d ining ▁hall . ▁ ▁A ▁period ▁two - story ▁exhibition ▁building ▁is ▁located ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁track . ▁ ▁Inside ▁the ▁o val ▁stands ▁a ▁modern ▁pic nic ▁pav il ion . ▁ ▁The ▁fair ground ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁fair s ▁st aged ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁vehicle ▁by ▁which ▁agricult ural ▁practices ▁and ▁techniques ▁could ▁be ▁shared ▁within ▁the ▁regional ▁far ming ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁open ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁grounds ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁pack ed ▁with ▁temporary ▁structures ▁housing ▁all ▁types ▁of ▁exhib itions , ▁displays , ▁and ▁am us ements . ▁ ▁The ▁exhibition ▁hall