Wisconsin State Fair Park

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Wisconsin State Fair
Wisconsin State Fair

The Wisconsin State Fair Park is in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, Wisconsin, USA, North America. It has been the location of the Wisconsin State Fair since 1892. It also hosts other venues such as the Milwaukee Mile, the oldest continuously operating motor speedway in the world, and the Pettit National Ice Center, a U.S. Olympic training facility which is owned by the State of Wisconsin.

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In 1891, the Wisconsin Agricultural Society purchased almost 100 acres (40 ha) of farmland from George Stevens, in what was then North Greenfield (Honey Creek settlement), in order to secure a permanent site for the event. The fairgrounds later became a staging ground for Camp Harvey during the Spanish-American War and World Wars I and II. Two Wisconsin Historical Markers, which are positioned at the entrance of the Wisconsin Exposition Center, document this history for visitors.

Also on the grounds of the State Fair, at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources park site, is one of only two remaining Indian effigy mounds left in Milwaukee County. (The other one is located at the historic Lake Park in Milwaukee.) Four pre-historic mounds originally populated the location, which were built by the Woodlands People from 100 to 1000 CE. They contained artifacts dating to 8000 BCE, some of which can be found at the West Allis Historical Museum.

Wisconsin State Fair Park was also the location of a football stadium. It hosted the NFL's Green Bay Packers from 1934 to 1951 when the team played in Milwaukee. The 1939 NFL championship game was played here.

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Preceded by
Borchert Field		 Milwaukee Home of the
Green Bay Packers
1934 – 1951		 Succeeded by
Marquette Stadium
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