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Prairie Valley Fair Flourished in Gay Nineties
Fairfax reminiscences recount the 1891 founding of the Prairie Valley agricultural fair, its land purchases, and a lively sequence of events through 1911. The old fairgrounds, auctions, a notable horseless carriage hoax, and steady but uneven finances anchor a portrait of Fairfax's rural spectacle.
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Fairfax
Prairie Valley Fair
Rex Conn
C. J. Knickerbocker
Knickerbocker
Old School House
C. P. Osborn
Robert Lord
William Ure
E. Lefebvre
E. H. Knickerbocker
J. M. Terry
Mr. Osborn
Art
Illinois
Fair Management
The
Fair
North Western
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids