DeKalb County Fair

DeKalb County Fair is a Tennessee historical marker in in Alexandria, DeKalb County.

DeKalb Co, US 70, in Alexandria

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North 1/2 mile, the first fair was held October 15-17, 1856, on the south bank of Hickman Creek. The buildings were destroyed by Federal troops in 1863 and rebuilt across the creek 9 years later. There, despite fire and flood, the fair has been held annually since 1872. Still a popular event, it is known affectionately as the "Grandpa Fair of the South."

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Historical maps covering this location

1838 · Kentucky (T.G. Bradford, 1838) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1844 · Kentucky (H. S. Tanner, 1844) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1856 · Kentucky and Tennessee. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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