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Mason is a 5th Generation Oregonian. His ancestors, William and Thursa Cathey, arrived by covered wagon over the Oregon Trail in 1853. The Cathey family homesteaded 320 acres in what is now Gresham. William and Thursa Cathey attended the Yamhill County Fair in 1854, which was held in Lafayette, just a few miles from present-day McMinnville.
These groups began to organize county fairs such as the Yamhill County Fair (1850). Shortly thereafter the Oregon Farmer newspaper began calling for a statewide fair. A group of farmers known as the Oregon Fruitgrowers Association organized the first unofficial state fair in 1858. That year is recognized as the official anniversary year of the ...
13 fair acres (07a) early July–mid-August (6 weekends) 45k (2007) Medieval Faire: Great Plains Renaissance Festivals Kansas: Wichita: Shire of Talonterra, 1300 AD: 2004 stages (04b) mid-April and (10b) mid-October unk Great Plains: Hoggetowne Medieval Faire Florida: Alachua County Fairgrounds, Gainesville; permanent
McMinnville is the county seat of and most populous city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States at the base of the Oregon Coast Range. The city is named after McMinnville, Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 34,319. [5] McMinnville is at the confluence of the North and South forks of the Yamhill River in the ...
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Yamhill County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 107,722. [1] The county seat is McMinnville. [2] Yamhill County was named after the Yamhelas, members of the Kalapuya Tribe. [3] Yamhill County is part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Polk County: 053: Dallas: 1845: Yamhill District: Named for President James Knox Polk, who was serving during the county's creation. 89,805: 741 sq mi (1,919 km 2) Sherman County: 055: Moro: 1889: Northeast corner of Wasco County: Named for Union general William Tecumseh Sherman. 1,951: 823 sq mi (2,132 km 2) Tillamook County: 057: Tillamook: 1853