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Merced County has held a fair every year since 1891 with the exception of 1917 and 1918 during World War I, 1936 because of financial issues, 1943 to 1945, World War II and 2020 and 2021 because of COVID 19. The first Merced County Fair, which represented both Merced and Mariposa Counties started out in a pavilion on 18th St on Sept. 2, 1891.…

The San Luis Refuge Complex is composed of the San Luis NWR, Merced NWR (10,200 acres) the San Joaquin River (NWR) (7,500 acres) and the…