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Fun Facts About the Butler County Fair
Fun Facts About the Butler County Fair
The Butler County Fair is located at 101 S. Main Street, Allison, Iowa 50602
During fair week, you can reach the Secretary's Office at 319-267-2775.
Other times throughout the year, you can reach us at:
President: 319-269-5755
Vice-President: 319-239-6698
Secretary: 319-239-9554
Feel free to contact us any time with questions through our Face
The Butler County Fair is located at 101 S. Main Street, Allison, Iowa 50602
During fair week, you can reach the Secretary's Office at 319-267-2775.
Other times throughout the year, you can reach us at:
President: 319-269-5755
Vice-President: 319-239-6698
Secretary: 319-239-9554
Feel free to contact us any time with questions through our Facebook page or via email at butlercountyfairiowa@gmail.com
Fun Facts About the Butler County Fair
Fun Facts About the Butler County Fair
Fun Facts About the Butler County Fair
The Butler County Fair celebrated its Centennial in 1956.
Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a Western Union Telegram congratulating the Butler County Fair during its centennial celebrations.
Long-time Director and former Board President, Mike Ruby, is originally from Maryland. (Not Iowa!)
In 1986, the first Senior Citizens Day event was held.
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The Butler County Fair celebrated its Centennial in 1956.
Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a Western Union Telegram congratulating the Butler County Fair during its centennial celebrations.
Long-time Director and former Board President, Mike Ruby, is originally from Maryland. (Not Iowa!)
In 1986, the first Senior Citizens Day event was held.
Famous country music singer and songwriter, Tanya Tucker, performed at the Butler County Fair in 1974.
In 1906, the fair included an exhibition of a two-wheeled cart being pull around the racetrack by an Ostrich!
Well-known country singer, Cissie Lynn, performed at the fair in 1990.
The Butler County Fair has been held at three different locations since it began in 1856: Shell Rock, Willoughby Village, and Allison.
The famous country music duo, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, performed at the 1970 Butler County Fair.
A two-year-old trotter named Jodevin had his first start at the Butler County Fair in 1976. That same year he set a United States record as a two-year-old trotting a mile in one minute and 59 seconds.
Zoe Ann Anderson was crowned as the first Butler County Fair Queen in 1956 during its centennial celebration. She represented the town of Greene.