The Gibson County Fairgrounds are located along Embree Street across from Lafayette Park and across an intersection from Princeton Community High School

Princeton Community High School

Princeton Community High School is a four-year comprehensive secondary school in Princeton, Indiana. The high school is a part of the North Gibson School Corporation. The school is located on Old US Highway 41 North. The school operates a television station, W06BD, from studios at the high...

 in Princeton, Indiana

Princeton, Indiana

The median income for a household in the city was $26,689, and the median income for a family was $37,308. Males had a median income of $28,076 versus $19,825 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,049...

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The fairgrounds are the site of Indiana's oldest continuously running county fair

County Fair

"County Fair" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was originally released as the second track on their 1962 album Surfin' Safari. On November 26th of that year, it was released as the B-side to The Beach Boys' third single, "Ten Little...

, started in 1852. The first Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant was held in 1958 when Carol Parks of Montgomery County was crowned.