The Oregon State Fair (Images of America Series)

Steven Robert Heine
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
9780738548777
0-7385-4877-4

Since the first Oregon State Fair was held on four acres along the Clackamas River in the Gladstone/Oregon City area in 1861, the fair has been the focal point of Oregon culture a place to seeand be seen.

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and to compete against the best in the state. It has been a place of victory and a place of discovery for nearly 150 years. For many generations of Oregonians, the fair was a chance for families and friends to reunite and share the excitement of this grand, uniquely Oregon event. Today the fair s popularity continues and, for 12 days each year, transforms the fairgrounds in Salem into the fifth largest city in the state."