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The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009.
An agricultural show parade. An agricultural show is a public event exhibiting the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with agriculture and animal husbandry. The largest comprise a livestock show (a judged event or display in which breeding stock is exhibited), a trade fair, competitions, and entertainment
Lowell is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.Located within the Ozarks, the first settlement was along Old Wire Road in the 1840s, and although destroyed during the Civil War, the community was reestablished by J. R. McClure and thrived when the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway came through the area in the 1880s.
It was Sunday morning in the Swine Barn at Expo New Mexico, minutes before the State Fair's 8 a.m. New Mexico Bred Swine Show. Dylan Croy, 10, of Broadview, in Curry County, had to chase his hog ...
Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) originated as an idea from the livestock committee of the Billings Chamber of Commerce in 1966. In 1967, the Public Auction Yards hosted an event to showcase the region’s vast livestock industry. [1] By the fall of 1968, a full-fledged livestock show with 250 exhibitors and 600 entries was ...
A livestock show is an event where livestock are exhibited and judged on certain phenotypical breed traits as specified by their respective breed standard. Species of livestock that may be shown include pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, llamas and alpacas. [1] Poultry such as chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys and pigeons are also shown ...
Arkansas Highway 264 is a designation for three state highways in Benton County, Arkansas. [2] The eastern route begins at US 71B and runs 7.75 miles (12.47 km) east to terminate at Beaver Lake. [2] At 13.15 miles (21.16 km), the Highfill to Lowell route is the longest alignment.
Since 1906, it has become the world's largest stock show by the number of animals and offers a carload and pen cattle show. Originally limited to livestock from the western United States, the show was expanded in 1908 to include entrants from around the world. A horse show was added in 1908, and a rodeo was added in 1931.