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4-H livestock auction at the Murray County Fair

A 4-H livestock auction at the Murray County Fair, ca. 1980s. From the archives of the University of Minnesosta Extension, Murray County.

Black and white photograph of men working on a fair building at the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton, 1950s.

Murray County Fairground improvements

Men working on a fair building at the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton, 1950s. From the archives of the University of Minnesosta Extension, Murray County.

4-H Club Building on the Murray County Fairgrounds

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

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.

Hadley Farmers’ Club booth

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

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.

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.