1948 attendance estimates were near 30,000 and an additional 21 tents were put up to accommodate exhibits.
The process for developing a new fair facility was an ongoing attempt for over 45 years!
1944
1944
1944
By 1944, requests were made for an additional barn, an office building, an exhibit building, and to look for property to accommodate parking.
1942
1942
1942
By 1942, an additional 40’x80′ tent was erected to accommodate livestock.
1940
1940
1940’s
1939
1939
1939
In 1939, three barns and a restroom were built.
1938
1938
1938
During the Great Depression, the Society met with financial difficulties and the buildings and grounds were sold at a foreclosure sale. However, there still was a desire to hold a County Fair and in May 1938, assets were turned over to the Washington County Board, a Fair Committee was appointed and in August 1938, a Fair was held on the Highway Dept. grounds in Slinger. This was deemed a temporary site.
