Origins of the Cherokee County Fair, Reunion recalled
Origins of the Cherokee County Fair, Reunion recalled
Origins of the Cherokee County Fair, Reunion recalled
Origins of the Cherokee County Fair, Reunion recalled
On August 3, 1866, Governor of Kansas, S. J. Crawford, issued a proclamation declaring the organization of Cherokee County, in southeast Kansas.
Twenty-nine years later, in May of 1895, the Daily Advocate of Columbus, a newspaper published by McNay and Lea, originated and promoted the idea of a reunion, inviting the participation of the county’s original old settlers.
