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Event:  Agricultural and Mechanical Fair established
Brief Description:  Beginning as a small county fair in 1855, the Agricultural and Mechanical Fair grew large enough to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to the City each year. A cultural factor in the growth of St. Louis was the Fair was established in what is now Fairground Park. It gradually grew into a large exposition of more than 100 acres with pavilions devoted to the arts and sciences, a zoological garden and a race course. Its reputation became international, and it was visited by American presidents and European royalty. The fair was held in the fall of each year and attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to the City, many of whom remained as residents.
Year:  1855
Decade:  1850 - 1859
Beginning Date:    1855
Event Description:  A cultural factor in the growth of St. Louis was the Agricultural and Mechanical Fair, established in 1855 in what is now Fairground Park. Beginning as a small county fair, it gradually grew into a large exposition of more than 100 acres in area with pavilions devoted to the arts and sciences, a zoological garden and a race course. Its reputation became international, and it was visited by American presidents and European royalty. The fair was held in the fall of each year and attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to the City, many of whom remained as residents




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Physical Growth of the City of St. Louis


 

 

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