Great Geauga County Fair (5-28)
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N 41° 28.612 W 081° 08.674
17T E 487929 N 4591706
This marker celebrates the oldest continually run county fair in Ohio.
Waymark Code: WM4J23
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2008
Views: 36
Marker Text:
"The Great Geauga County Fair is the longest continuously operating county fair in Ohio. The fair is a major county gathering event each year, pulling together people from the whole county. Geauga's settlers imported the idea of the county fair with them from New England. The fair's parent organization, the Geauga County Agricultural and Manufacturing Society, began holding fairs on Chardon Square in 1823. Since then, the Geauga County Fair has served as a gathering place and form of education to promote local agriculture and introduce farmers to new farming developments and each other. Controversy arose between 1840 and 1854 after Lake County ceded and Chardon, Claridon, and Burton vied for the permanent fair grounds. Burton's proposal was accepted, improvements began immediately, and the fair grew quickly. The Great Geauga County Fair continues as a time-honored tradition."
Marker Number: 5-28
County: Geauga
Significance of Location: Event
Bicentenial Mark: yes
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
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