Our Maryland State Fair has a long and fascinating past. It is known that a race track existed on what is now the Maryland State Fairgrounds, but its chronology is VERY hard to verify. To read the full story of the Maryland State Fair and how it came to be, read the Maryland State Fair’s History and check out the Maryland State Fair Timeline!

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In 1878, after several unsuccessful attempts to establish an on-going fair at other locations around Baltimore, a group of Maryland businessmen operated a successful fair on a four-acre site in Lutherville, MD.

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