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Bryan Blair: Opening Day 2018 York, PA fair, America's First Fair

2018-09-07 - York, PA - Photo from Bryan Blair
It's Opening Day at the 2018 York Fair in York, PA where Columbia native Bryan Blair is the new Chief Operating Officer. The Fair is 31st largest fair in North America with an annual attendance of almost 575,000 over 11 days. The York Fair is also America's First Fair, having been founded in 1765 and the grounds feature many buildings that are over 150 years old. The Fairgrounds features 117 acres and 17 buildings including the large grandstand of which the back is shown in this photo. Built in 1926 it features 11,000 seats all under roof and has hosted many big name concerts and dignitaries throughout the years The 2018 York Fair marks the 28th Fair that Blair has been involved in a leadership capacity. Blair will become Chief Executive Officer on or before January 1, 2019, with the retirement of current CEO Mike Froehlich. York is about an hour north of Baltimore, Maryland and is 624 miles from Columbia, KY.
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