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Wisconsin State Fair

The Wisconsin State Fair Park in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, Wisconsin 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x800, 321 KB)Copyright © 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x800, 321 KB)Copyright © 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The City of Festivals, The Brew City, The Cream City, The Nations Watering Hole Location Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates , Government County Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Geographical characteristics Area     City 251. ... Wisconsin State Fair West Allis is a city located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. ... State Fair Midway The Wisconsin State Fair is a popular event held annually at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in the West Allis suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Milwaukee Mile (also The Mile and Americas Legendary Oval) is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It is a mile long (1. ... The Pettit National Ice Center is an indoor ice skating facility located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring two international-size ice rinks and a 400-meter speed skating oval. ...


History

In 1891 the Wisconsin Agricultural Society purchased almost 100 acres 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 positioned at the entrance of the Wisconsin Exposition Center documents this history for visitors. 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Revolutionaries Spain Casualties 379 U.S. dead; considerably higher though undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties Unknown[1] The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and...


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 is located at the historic Lake Park in Milwaukee. Four pre-historic mounds originally populated the location, and were built by the Woodlands People from 100 to 1000 A.D. They contained artifacts dating to 8000 B.C., some of which can be found at the West Allis Historical Museum. Milwaukee County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Several places in the United States are known as Lake Park: Lake Park, Georgia Lake Park, Florida Lake Park, Iowa Lake Park, Minnesota This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... -1... // Events World Population 300 million. ... (9th millennium BC – 8th millennium BC – 7th millennium BC – other millennia) Events The south area of Çatalhöyük. ...


Wisconsin State Fair Park was also the location of an football stadium. It hosted the NFL's Green Bay Packers from 1934 to 1951 when the team played in Milwaukee. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular football field to an oval for cricket games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... City Green Bay, Wisconsin Team colors Forest Green, Gold, and White Head Coach Mike McCarthy Owner Green Bay Packers, Inc. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...


Park facilities

The Milwaukee Mile (also The Mile and Americas Legendary Oval) is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It is a mile long (1. ... The Pettit National Ice Center is an indoor ice skating facility located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring two international-size ice rinks and a 400-meter speed skating oval. ...

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JS Online: Troubles forgotten in a cream puff (916 words)
Next month, the Legislative Audit Bureau is expected to deliver a critical review of the fair park's financial problems, illuminating how it could have amassed what may be a $3.7 million deficit for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
But for the next 11 days, the focus is on the 2003 fair, which is projected to lure 860,000 visitors and generate a net profit of $1.5 million, said Greenberg, as well as fair park chief executive officer Joe Chrnelich.
The changes are part of a planned $160 million upgrade of the fair park, which was launched by then-Gov. Tommy G. Thompson to turn the facility into a year-round entertainment venue.
State Fair Park - Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau (1349 words)
Wisconsin Exposition Center, which is used exclusively for the State Fair in August and rented for non-fair events during the rest of the year; and
State Fair Park funds its capital expenses, such as routine building repair and renovation expenses, through a statutorily required capital reserve fund.
Although a private financial consultant hired by State Fair Park projected that a new Milwaukee Mile grandstand could support a significant amount of debt and report a net profit in the second year of operation, several incorrect assumptions were included in that projection.
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