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Green County Fair marks centennial history at Monroe
Century of Green County fairs traced from 1853 efforts at the old Courthouse through the 100th anniversary. Highlights include the 1867 track control, 1876 fair buildings, the rise of premiums, expansion of grounds, and notable leaders like Arlie Frost and William A. Brown guiding the centennial planning.
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Green County
Green County Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institute
Monroe
Ludlow
Mechanics Institute
Christopher Martin
William Hodges
Fairgrounds
Jockey Club
Agricultural Society
Tombstone
Mechanic’s
Wisconsin
Arlie Frost
William A. Brown
R. A. Etter
Vera Divan Smith
Browntown
E. L. Divan
Brown and Richardson
Leland C. White
Fred Kohli
Everett Keel
W. R.schuetze
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Louis R. Wollesen
Tne Racine
Fairy Association
Fred T. Burgy
Lyle Rodger
Herman Schmitz
Conrad’ Stauffacher
Harold Haworth
C. L. Hare
Ernest Hayes
Milton Johnson
Ralph A. Lindsay
St Neuberger
Louis H. Kohli
G. Galli
W. R. Schuetze
Howard Kohn
Wolleson
Times
Monroe Air Service