Michigan State Fair
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N 42° 26.559 W 083° 07.012
17T E 325902 N 4701095
Located within the Michigan State Fairgrounds. I had to call to request access in the off-season. Go east from the Woodward Avenue entrance on Great Lakes Boulevard. The marker is on the right, just across from the Hertel Coliseum.
Waymark Code: WM135G
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2006
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America's first state fair, conducted by the Michigan Agricultural Society with the support of the legislature and local citizens, was held in Detroit on September 25-27, 1849. About eight hundred dollars in premiums were awarded for those "articles, productions and improvements" that were "best calculated to promote the agricultural and household manufacturing interests of the state." The site of this annual fair was often moved until 1905 when it was given a permanent home here at the fairgrounds.
Historical Date: 09/25/1849
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Michigan Historical Commission Registered Historic Site #172
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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