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From 1874 until 1885, the site of Columbus' Franklin Park served as home to the Ohio State Fair. Finally, in 1886, the Fair moved to its current location to what is currently called the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds. The main entrance to the site was at the southwest corner of the grounds along Woodard Avenue. It is now along 11th Avenue.
The first Ohio State Fair was planned for September 1849, but an outbreak of Asiatic cholera forced the cancellation of those plans. The following year, later dates were set to lessen the risk of cholera.
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In 1846, the Ohio Legislature created the 53-member Board of Agriculture. One of the Board’s first acts was to establish a District Fair. The resulting 1847 District Fair at Wilmington and the 1848 District Fair at Xenia were both successful, thus warranting a State Fair. The first Ohio State Fair was planned for September 1849, but an outbreak of ...
1853 - Entertainment entered the Fair programming with pony rides for children and monkeys dressed in hats that danced to minstrel tunes. 1860 - Fair premiums rose to $200, up from $20 in 1850. 1886 - The Ohio State Fair moved to its current home, the Ohio Expo Center, which today encompasses 360 acres and is home to more than 150 events each year,...
2000: 980,819* 2001: 950,419* 2002: 969,261* 2003: 1,011,331* 2004: 850,218 2005: 802,074 2006: 814,152 2007: 806,301 2008: 809,321 2009: 826,037 2010: 812,237 2011: 833,304 *Denotes 17-day Fair. The length was changed from 17 days to 12 days in 2004. -From the State Fair Media Guide
The Ohio General Assembly in 1845 created what would later become the Ohio State Fair. However, it would take another 4 years before the fair became a reality and then it was nothing like what we know today. In fact, the fair moved from one geographic location to another throughout the state.
Plans were well under way for the first State Fair in 1849, when the Board cancelled all plans and preparations because many cities and communities reported an epidemic of Asiatic Cholera. At a meeting of the State Board in June, 1950, it was agreed that a State Fair would be held that year.
Jul 28, 2011 · The Ohio State Fair has been a tradition since 1850. Revisit some highlights in Fair history with pictures from the Ohio Historical Society’s photographic archives. The Fair was not always held in Columbus. The first Fair was held in Cincinnati, and then it moved to cities throughout the state, including Columbus (1851, 1855, 1864, 1865 ...
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Jul 30, 2024 · The first Ohio State Fair was held in 1850, just outside of Cincinnati. In the early days of the fair, it was a little more difficult to get people and exhibitors from across the state to attend, but the railroads played a key role.
