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In 1897, N. H. Gentry of Sedalia persuaded the Missouri Swine Breeders Association to request the Missouri General Assembly to establish a state fair. In 1899, a resolution for the fair was introduced by C.E. Clark. The 2005 Missouri State Fair. The state considered locating the fair in Centralia, Chillicothe, Marshall, Mexico, Moberly, and ...
A Sedalia Christmas is a multi-media play written in celebration of the Christmas traditions and celebrations of Sedalia from 1866 to 1969. [51] It was written by Rebecca Imhauser, a Sedalia native. Local actors and actresses [ 52 ] portray Sedalians [ 53 ] and the events that shaped their lives.
The Ozark Music Festival was held on July 19–21, 1974 on the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Missouri. It is estimated that anywhere from 160,000 to 350,000 were in attendance at the three day festival. [1] [2] The event was marked by mismanagement as the facilities were not equipped for the number of attendees. [3]
Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site is a state-owned property located north of Sedalia, Missouri, United States, preserving the 31-room, 12,000-square-foot summer home, Bothwell Lodge, built for Sedalia attorney John Homer Bothwell. The site offers tours and trails for hiking and mountain biking.
Location of Pettis County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pettis County, Missouri.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pettis County, Missouri, United States.
West Coast Flat Track event Bakersfield, CA [459] 2001 Rob Damron West Coast Flat Track event Perris Auto Speedway [460] 2001 Will Davis AMA Grand National Championship: State Fair Speedway (Sedalia MO) [461] 2002 Jim Sumner AMA Grand National Championship: Illinois State Fairgrounds [462] [463] 2004 Aaron Creamer AMA Hot Shoe event Sturgis ...
The James L. Mathewson Exhibition Center is a publicly owned 3,155-seat multi-purpose arena on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri.Built in 1988, it received its current name in 1994 to honor Missouri Senator James L. Mathewson, who was instrumental in getting support for the State Fair to the General Assembly.
Missouri State Fair Speedway is a half-mile (.805 km) dirt oval race track located at the Missouri State Fair grounds in Sedalia, Missouri. The track was built along with the fairgrounds in 1901 as a one-mile (1.6-km) horse racing track. The first auto races were held in 1914 and 1915.