FIRST - State Fair - Detroit, MI
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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: WM135F
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2006
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From the State of Michigan Historical Marker on-site:
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.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 09/25/1849
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