Nebraska State Fair
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The Nebraska State Fair is a state fair held annually in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is an approximately ten-day event; since the early 1990s, the fair ends on Labor Day.
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[edit] History
The first state fair was a territorial fair held September 21-23 in 1859 in Nebraska City.[1] The next fair was held in Nebraska City on October 7-9, 1868; this was the first fair held after Nebraska became a state. Nebraska City also hosted the 1869 fair.
In 1870 and 1871, it was held in Brownville. From 1872 until 1901 the fair switched back and forth between Lincoln and Omaha. In Omaha it was held at the Omaha Driving Park, located in the north end of the city. The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben ("Nebraska" spelled backwards) was formed in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to keep the fair in Omaha. In 1901, the Nebraska Legislature named the Lancaster County Fairgrounds in Lincoln as the official home.[2].
[edit] Popular culture
In the The Wizard of Oz, the hot air balloon that had transported the Wizard to Oz and which was to take them back home has "State Fair Omaha" prominently written on it. The movie is based on a 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book by Frank Baum.
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- Nebraska State Fair
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