Black and white photograph of a 4-H Club Building on the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton, 1936.

4-H Club Building on the Murray County Fairgrounds

4-H Club Building on the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton, 1936.

Black and white photograph of the grandstand at the Murray County Fair in Slayton, 1925.

Grandstand at the Murray County Fair in Slayton

Grandstand at the Murray County Fair in Slayton, 1925. From the archives of the University of Minnesota Extension, Murray County.

Black and white photograph of a 4-H Club exhibitor with a dairy steer at the Murray County Fair, ca. 1920s.

4-H exhibitor with dairy steer

A 4-H Club exhibitor with a dairy steer at the Murray County Fair, ca. 1920s. From the archives of the University of Minnesota Extension, Murray County.

Black and white photograph of the Hadley Farmers’ Club booth at the Murray County Fair, 1920.

Hadley Farmers’ Club booth

Hadley Farmers’ Club booth at the Murray County Fair, 1920.

Colorized postcard depicting the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton, 1912.

Postcard depicting the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton

Postcard depicting the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton, 1912. From the archives of the Murray County Historical Society.

Murray County Fair

The first Murray County Fair was held in 1880. From 1884 through 1898 there were rival fairs, one in Currie and one in Slayton. Each claimed to be the official county fair, but both were discontinued at the turn of the century. In 1912 the Murray County Fair returned and has been held annually (with two exceptions) since that year.

Black and white photograph of a man operating electric fanning mill, W. A. Benitt farm, Dakota County, 1939.

Man operating electric fanning mill

Man operating electric fanning mill, W. A. Benitt farm, Dakota County, 1939.

Black and white photograph of a farmer adjusting a milking machine on a Dakota County dairy farm, 1939. Photographed by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration.

Adjusting a milking machine on a Dakota County dairy farm

Adjusting a milking machine on a Dakota County dairy farm, 1939. Photographed by Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration.

Black and white photograph of the Rural Cooperative Power Association Generating Plant, Maple Lake, ca. 1950.

Rural Cooperative Power Association Generating Plant, Maple Lake

Rural Cooperative Power Association Generating Plant, Maple Lake, ca. 1950.

Black and white photograph of the Rural Cooperative Power Association, Maple Lake, ca. 1950.

Rural Cooperative Power Association, Maple Lake

Rural Cooperative Power Association, Maple Lake, ca. 1950.

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