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The Empire Expo Center (also known as the New York State Fairgrounds) is an exhibition ground located in Geddes, a suburb of Syracuse, New York. It features eight exhibition halls and 375 acres (1.52 km 2 ) of ground space, which are used year-round for exhibitions and trade fairs .
The New York State Fair, also known as the Great New York State Fair, is a 13-day showcase of agriculture, entertainment, education, and technology.With midway rides, concessionaires, exhibits, and concerts, it has become New York's largest annual event and an end-of-summer tradition for hundreds of thousands of families from all corners of the state.
The Dutchess County Agricultural Society, formed in 1841, first organized the fair in 1842 at Washington Hollow in Pleasant Valley, New York. [1] The fair was mainly started as an old-fashioned agricultural event in which farmers would come and show off their livestock, crops, and tools with a popular event being a plow competition. [2]
The New York State Pavilion is a pavilion at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, New York. Constructed for the 1964 New York World's Fair , it was designed by the architects Philip Johnson and Richard Foster , with Lev Zetlin as the structural engineer.
A major activity of the society is running the annual New York State Fair. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first such fair was held in 1841, in Syracuse, and drew 10,000 attendees over two days. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The second was held in Albany, with Auburn, Buffalo, Elmira, New York City, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Watertown and Utica all hosting ...
Resolution of the New York State Legislature dated May 6, 2024 commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Yorktown Grange Fair [12] Proclamation from the Westchester County Executive, dated September 3, 2019 declaring September 6 to September 8, 2019 Westchester's Grange Weekend. [13] New York State Grange First Place Community Service Award, 1954.
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