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The Steele County Free Fair is an annual week-long summer county fair held in Owatonna, Minnesota, United States, the county seat of Steele County.It is the largest free county fair in Minnesota, displaying over 2,000 animals each year and hosting over 450 vendors who sell food, commercial goods and services, and arts and crafts.
1911: Minnesota Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart spoke at the fair, a sign of the event's growing importance in the region. This visit underscores the fair's recognition at the state level. 1917–1918: No fair was held due to World War I, reflecting the broader impacts of global events on local traditions.
The Minnesota State Fair is the state fair of the U.S. state of Minnesota.Also known by its slogan, "The Great Minnesota Get-Together", it is the largest state fair in the United States by average daily attendance [2] and the second-largest state fair in the United States by total attendance, [3] trailing only the State Fair of Texas, which generally runs twice as long as the Minnesota State ...
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Hastings has Minnesota's second-oldest surviving county courthouse (after Washington County Courthouse, Stillwater), finished in 1871 at a cost of $63,000. The county administration began moving to a new facility in 1974, and in 1989 the City of Hastings purchased the old building. It was rededicated in 1993 as City Hall. Downtown Hastings
The East Second Street Commercial Historic District in Hastings, Minnesota, United States, is a downtown district consisting of thirty-five commercial buildings built between 1860 and 1900. The downtown area has retained its historic integrity even as other communities modernized their downtowns as a result of post- World War II urban renewal ...
The Ramsey Mill was built by Alexander Ramsey and Dr. Thomas Foster in 1856–1857 on the Vermillion River in the town of Hastings in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The river had a head of 19 feet (6 m) and a width of 50 feet (15 m) near the 4 story gristmill. An addition included a cooper shop and storage facility. Although Ramsey sold his ...
Side view of the Paramount. The Paramount Theatre is located at 125 4th Avenue NE, Austin in the U.S. state of Minnesota.The theater was built by Wagner Construction as an atmospheric theatre in 1929 to great fanfare, being the by first movie palace in Austin accommodating 914 seats with a small stage and orchestra pit.