| 词条 | Meigs County Fairgrounds |
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| name = Meigs County Fairgrounds, Grandstand and Racetrack | nrhp_type = | image = Meigs County Fairgrounds buildings.jpg | caption = Buildings at the fairgrounds | location = State Route 124 near Rock Springs, Ohio | coordinates = {{coord|39|3|44|N|82|0|53|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Ohio#USA | built = 1889 | architect = | added = November 29, 1982 | area = {{convert|11|acre}} | governing_body = Private | refnum = 82001473[1] }} The Meigs County Fairgrounds is a county fairgrounds located north of Pomeroy in Meigs County, Ohio, United States. Some of the fairgrounds has been designated a historic site, with particular emphasis having been placed on the fairgrounds' racetrack and its associated grandstand. The first Meigs County Fair was held in the village of Middleport in 1861. Within nine years, the fair's organizers had bought the land occupied by the current grounds. The construction dates of some elements of the grounds are unknown, but the present sharply-curved racetrack was finished in 1889 or earlier. In 1890, donations by average citizens paid for the construction of a grandstand by the track to supplement a nearby hillside where fairgoers had previously sat. Instead of being placed simply along one side of the track, the grandstand curves around the northeastern turn of the track; it is the only curved grandstand at an Ohio county fairgrounds.[2] In 1982, much of the fairgrounds, including the racetrack and grandstand, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Besides the unusual method of construction seen in the grandstand and track, the fairgrounds qualified for its importance in the area's social history as a reflection of the importance of fairgoing, especially harness racing at the track, to Meigs County residents.[2] References1. ^1 {{NRISref|version=2010a}} {{NRHP in Meigs County, Ohio}}{{National Register of Historic Places}}2. ^1 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 986. 9 : 1870 establishments in Ohio|Sports venues completed in 1889|Sports venues completed in 1890|Buildings and structures in Meigs County, Ohio|Fairgrounds in the United States|Harness racing venues in the United States|Horse racing venues in Ohio|National Register of Historic Places in Meigs County, Ohio|Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio |
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