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The Gold Country (also known as Mother Lode Country) is a historic region in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, that is primarily on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. It is famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines that attracted waves of immigrants, known as the 49ers, during the 1849 California Gold Rush.
The Stanislaus County Fair, located in Turlock, California, opens every year in mid-July. It is the largest event in Stanislaus County. For 10 days, more than 220,000 visitors attend the 72-acre (290,000 m 2) fairgrounds. There are nightly celebrity concerts, performances on five stages, and over 30 food concessionaires.
Thereafter, the state fair was held annually in Sacramento; however, the district fair continued to be held at the pavilion erected at Cortez Square in Marysville. There were 16 fairs held between the years 1858 and 1879. The district fairs were held until the start of the 20th century and then continuity of fair activities is difficult to trace.
Website. devonhorseshow.net. The Devon Horse Show, also known as The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, is an annual horse show held late May through early June in Devon, Pennsylvania, since 1896. It is the oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed horse show in the United States. It serves as a fundraiser for Bryn Mawr Hospital.
map. The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, commonly also known as the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and officially known as the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, was a worldwide exposition held in Portland, Oregon, United States in 1905 to celebrate the centennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Auburn’s two-day Gold Rush Country Music Festival gussies itself up with some Old West garb, activities and interactive reenactments while welcoming country acts Joe Peters, Ariel Jean Band ...
3rd, 5th. Website. www.edcgov.us. El Dorado County (/ ˌɛldəˈrɑːdoʊ / ⓘ; El Dorado, Spanish for "The Golden [one]"), officially the County of El Dorado, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 191,185. [ 5 ] The county seat is Placerville. [ 6 ]
Auburn, California. Coordinates. 38°53′29″N 121°04′31″W / 38.891283°N 121.075366°W / 38.891283; -121.075366. Type. History museum. Website. Official website. The Gold Country Museum is a history museum located in Auburn, California, United States. It focuses on the history of the California Gold Rush in Placer County.