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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]
The Fair moved to its new location in 2009 at the Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. This multi-use space of 360 acres (1.5 km 2) includes a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m 2) exposition hall, a 10,000-square-foot (930 m 2) multi-purpose pavilion, a horse-stall barn with 143 stalls, and an equine facility with four show rings, to accommodate local and regional horse shows and other equine events.
The Meadow Event Park (also called "The Meadow") is an event center in Doswell, Virginia. Previously called the Meadow Stables, the park hosts the annual State Fair of Virginia. On March 14, 2013, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation bought the State Fair of Virginia and the Meadow Event Park from Universal Fairs LLC of Cordova, Tennessee. [1]
13 fair acres (07a) early July–mid-August (6 weekends) 45k (2007) Medieval Faire: Great Plains Renaissance Festivals Kansas: Wichita: Shire of Talonterra, 1300 AD: 2004 stages (04b) mid-April and (10b) mid-October unk Great Plains: Hoggetowne Medieval Faire Florida: Alachua County Fairgrounds, Gainesville; permanent
Carolina Classic Fair; Central Washington State Fair; Choctaw Indian Fair; Clark County Fair; Clark County Fair and Rodeo; Clay County Fair; Colorado State Fair; Common Ground Country Fair; Coosa Valley Fair; Crow Fair
10. Williamsburg, Virginia (1632) ... witnessing key events like the Boston Massacre in 1770, the Boston Tea Party in 1773, and the Siege of Boston in 1775-1776. ... making it the oldest state ...
Map of Virginia. Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Virginia listed on the National Register of Historic Places: . As of September 18, 2017, there are 3,027 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 95 Virginia counties and 37 of the 38 independent cities, including 120 National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Landmark Districts, four ...
The age of the fair compared to other states: Indiana has the sixth oldest state fair. ... Money raised by the fair's "FAIRs Care" county fair program since 2013: More than $360,000Pounds of food ...