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On this day in 1861 the first Oregon State Fair was held on the banks of the Clackamas River at the present site of Gladstone. Sponsored by the Oregon State Agricultural Society, the four-day event was termed a success with prizes amounting to $758 awarded to the best entries in livestock, farm products, cookery and needlework. Following the Fair, plans were immediately made to acquire a more centalized location and better financial backing. Through the efforts of the Marion County Agricultural Society, eighty acres northeast of Salem were secured and a more elaborate State Fair was held there in 1862 and every year since.
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