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The Dakota County Fair began in 1858 when the Dakota County Agricultural Society was organized. Henry H. Sibley, the first governor of the state of Minnesota, was guest speaker at the first fair which was held in Nininger. The fair moved to Hastings, the county seat, and then to permanent grounds near Farmington in 1918. [1] [2]
Farmington received its village charter in 1872, making it the second-oldest community in Dakota County after the county seat, Hastings. [8] A notable event in Farmington's history is the movement of the Dakota County Fair to Farmington in 1869. Another event, the Great Fire of Farmington on November 22, 1879, destroyed several houses, stores ...
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009. [4] [5]
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In North Central Ohio, fair season begins July 1 with the Marion County Fair and ends Oct. 5 with the Loudonville Independent Fair. Ohio Department of Agriculture announces 2024 fairs schedule ...
The first fairs in Butte County were held in the summer at Newell and Vale before being moved to Belle Fourche. The land deed for the current site was purchased in 1919. [3] Earl Wilson was hired to construct the buildings and improve the land, for which the county allocated $7,500. The first fair at the complex was held from September 27–29 ...
Oct. 30—Dates and the daily admission fee are set for the 2024 Crawford County Fair as its board of directors also seeks four nominees for its volunteer board. The county fair will run Aug. 17 ...
Dakota County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located in the east central portion of the state. As of the 2020 census , the population was 439,882. The population of Dakota County was estimated to be 447,440 in 2023. [ 2 ]