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HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RED
RIVER VALLEY FAIR
Fargo Businessmen Organize the State
Fair - 1904
Fargo State Fair Opens with 80 Acres
– 1906
4,000 Come to Fargo for Fair –
Special Trains Bring Crowds to Show – 1907
World’s Largest Trunk Exhibition at
Fair – Built in Fargo – 1910
Merchants’ Pavilion Brilliantly
Lighted a Beautiful Spectacle - 1913
More New Barns Necessary for Fair as
Entries Break Records - 1923
Circus takes Possession of Exhibit
Ground on Closing Day - 1930
RRVF from State Fair – Tragedy Mars
Fair – 1938
Fargo Stores Having ‘Boom’ – Fair
Gets Credit - 1941
Fair Ended in Best Financial Shape
in 25 Years – 1948
Fair Canceled – Polio Epidemic –
1949
Youngsters Get Day at Valley Fair
Here – 1950
Horse Show Today Will Launch
Sparkling, Colorful Valley Fair - 1958
Red River Valley Fair
Closes After Record
Turnout of 78,000 – 1961
Cass Fair Board Purchases Site Near
Southwest Fargo - 1963
Fair Ends with Record Attendance of
94,806 – 1964
Groundbreaking at New West Fargo Fairgrounds
– 1965
Fair Tops 100,000 for First Time -
1965
61st Fair – Last Year at
North Broadway Grounds - 1966
West Fargo - New Fairgrounds
Dedicated July 17 – 1967
It Is Possible To Spend Full Day at
Fair for Only $1 - 1971
Red River Valley Fair Canceled – Carnival
Saved by Moving to West Acres – 1975
World of Outlaws an Important
Addition to Fair Racing Venue - 1978
Rock Concert at Fair Comes Under
Attack – 1980
Red River Valley Fair Sports New
Activities, Improved Image – 1991
Thanks to Generosity, Hartl Ag
Building was Constructed – 1995
Red River Valley Speedway Primed for TV
Appearance - 1998
Fair Attendance Breaks 125,000
Attendees - 2009
First Annual Red River Valley Horse
Fair - 2010
Days of the Dinosaurs Roamed the Red
River Valley Fairgrounds - 2010
Schollander Pavilion Lobby tore down
- 2011
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