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| Race Track | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Former names | Wooster Driving Park |
| General information | |
| Location | Wayne County Fairgrounds |
| Town or city | Wooster, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Groundbreaking | 1886 |
| Completed | October 1886 |
| Dimensions | |
| Circumference | half-mile |
Comprehensive History
The first structure ever built on the Wayne County Fairgrounds was the half-mile horse racetrack in October of 1886.[1]
Owners
Timeline
- August 1886 paper circulated to form a horse driving park association: 78 people signed-up for stock in association at $5 a share.[2]
- September 1886 Wooster Driving Park Association formed, appointed officers, and 22-acres leased at the intersection of W. Liberty and W. Larwill streets, land surveyed.[3]
- September 1886 decision to merge the Driving Park Association into an Agricultural Society and the next instantiation of the Wayne County Agricultural Society was born.[4]
- October 1886 the half-mile racetrack constructed.
- November 5, 1886 the first race ever held on the new racetrack was conducted between the city's expressmen for a prize of a whip.
Photos
Newspaper articles
Wooster Republican, 1886-AUG-19 p.3
Wooster Republican, 1886-SEP-09 p.1
Wooster Weekly Republican, 1886-SEP-09 p.NR
Wooster Republican, 1886-NOV-11 p.2
