Historical Marker
First State Fair
Historical marker location:
56 Atwood Avenue, Janesville, Wisconsin
( Marker is at the intersection of South Atwood Avenue and East Court Street, on the right when traveling north on South Atwood Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1954
October 1-2, 1851.
The first American flag to be flown in a foreign battle was carried by Wisconsin troops during the Battle of Chapultepec in the Mexican-American War in 1847.