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Adair County Fair Factoid IV - Sec'y of State addressed 1885 fair

Louisville Legion Band provided live music
See Also: 2016 Adair Co. Fair Schedule of Events
Next earlier AC Fair Factoid: Adair County Fair Factoid III - 1884 considered 1st (new) Fair

By Mike Watson, Adair County Historian

The 1885 Adair County fair began on August 18th with an address from Kentucky Secretary of State James A. Kensey. Music was provided by the Louisville Legion Band. Over 5,000 attended the fair on Thursday of this year, a huge crowd by any standard.




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