File:Former fairgrounds at Colfax, Washington, circa 1900 - DPLA - a94486cd5e0190f6cafe652894e7fd15.jpg

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Former fairgrounds at Colfax, Washington, circa 1900 (

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Former fairgrounds at Colfax, Washington, circa 1900

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This winter image is of the first fairground development located about a mile north of Colfax, Washington along the Palouse River. The location was in close proximity to the current Wilber Ellis site. The first fair was held in October of 1882. For many years the neighboring communities held their own small fairs. From 1924 to 1929, the fair was held at Garfield, Washington. Finally in 1939 all the small communities were asked to participate in one county fair which was held at Schmuck Park (today the ball field) in Colfax, Washington. The fair continued in Colfax until it was moved (circa 1949) to it's permanent home at Mockonema, a few miles west of Colfax on Highway # 26. Source: Colfax 100 Plus by Edith E. Erickson.

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circa 1900

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Colfax

	Location	Whitman County , United States of America
	Coordinates	46° 53′ 03″ N, 117° 21′ 49″ W
	Established	1873
	Website	www.colfaxwa.org
	Authority file	: Q1509984 VIAF: 126729956 LCCN: n85064371 NAID: 10042248 OSM: 237737 J9U: 987007555478005171 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Colfax as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

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DPLA identifier: a94486cd5e0190f6cafe652894e7fd15
Colfax identifier: WCLCF336

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