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Jul 18, 2012 · The first Ohio State Fair was planned for September 1849, but an outbreak of Asiatic cholera forced cancellation of those plans. The following year, later dates were set to lessen the risk of...
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 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.
Jul 28, 2011 · Governor James Rhodes playing a game on the midway at the Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio, August 27, 1976. 1976 marked the U.S. Bicentennial and record breaking crowds at the Fair. The Fair had record breaking attendance in 1976.
Aug 3, 2016 · COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The first state fair in Ohio was held 166 years ago and the annual tradition has been going strong ever since, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to the state's...
On February 8, 1847, the law was amended and the number of members was reduced to ten. December 6, 1848, the Board met in Columbus and resolved to hold a State Fair in the ensuing September.
In 1874 Columbus won the bid to host the fair for the next 5 years. So successful was this central location for the State Fair, it was decided that Columbus would become the permanent host for the annual end of summer event. During this time the fair was held at several locations in Franklin County.
