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Rotunda Mystery Solved!

For a number of years there has been speculation about exactly when the iconic round barn, often referred to as the Rotunda, located on the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio was built.

Wonder no longer, it was 1912.
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Looking for Old Wayne County Fair Win Pictures

As part of an ongoing research project about the Wayne County Fair, located in Wooster, Ohio, it was discovered that we have had horse racing at the Fair since 1869.

I have asked a number of people when it became popular to hire a photographer and take a picture of the winning horse? When did the idea of a win picture come into vogue? When did a win picture photographer show up at the Wayne County Fair: 1920's, 1940's, 1960's? Nobody seems to remember, or know.
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