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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]
Brunswick County is a United States county located on the southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Brunswick County was created in 1720 from parts of Prince George, Surry and Isle of Wight counties. The county was named for the former Duchy of Brunswick-Lunenburg, the ancestral home of the British monarchs of the House of Hanover.
The course forms the northern borders of West Virginia and Kentucky; and the southern borders of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, until it joins the Mississippi River at the city of Cairo, Illinois. Where the Ohio joins the Mississippi is the lowest elevation in the state of Illinois, at 315 feet (96 m).
Ohio's southern border is defined by the Ohio River. Ohio's neighbors are Pennsylvania to the east, Michigan to the northwest, Lake Erie to the north, Indiana to the west, Kentucky on the south, and West Virginia on the southeast. Ohio's borders were defined by metes and bounds in the Enabling Act of 1802 as follows:
The Ohio State Fair was first held in Cincinnati in 1850, then traveled to 10 different cities before Columbus became its permanent home. The Ohio State Fair was first held in Cincinnati in 1850 ...
From now until the end of summer, you can catch a variety of fairs across the Southern Tier, or travel to Syracuse for the Great New York State Fair.
Southampton County from 1895 map of Virginia. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 602 square miles (1,560 km 2), of which 599 square miles (1,550 km 2) is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km 2) (0.5%) is water. [6] Southampton County is bounded by the Blackwater River on the east and the Meherrin River on the west.
The fair season officially kicked off June 8 with the Paulding County Fair and will wrap up Oct. 12 with the Fairfield County Fair. A complete list of Ohio’s fairs is available on the Department ...