4th of July Flea Market
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Over 300 Vendors and 10,000 visitors. The Shriners Parade begins at 10 am on July 4th, fireworks at dusk. Don't miss the largest flea market in Southeast Nebraska! Sponsored by the Pioneer Shrine Club of Fairbury and Hebron.
4th of July Flea Market
Phone : 402-729-3000 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : fairburychamber@diodecom.net
Web: fairbury.com
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Attractions and Upcoming Events
Four Corner Survey Marker
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of May 30, 1854, created the territories of Nebraska and Kansas, which had to be surveyed before settlement of the prairies could proceed. On May 8, 1855, Charles A. Manners set a cast-iron monument on the bluff west of the Missouri river at 40-degrees north latitude. In 1855
Fairbury, NE Historical MarkersI.0.0.F. Temple Building
What is today known as the Ackerman Building was originally called the I.0.0.F. Temple Building. It was the first building downtown to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building housed the International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 54 and was built in 1894-1
Fairbury, NE National RegisterCampbell Bros. Circus -1885 to 1913
"Above the roar of the lions, the music of the calliope, and the laughter and chatter of the throngs of people, the cries of the circus barker were heard throughout the towns and cities where this great circus performed."
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Fairbury, NE One Of A KindsCarnegie Library
In 1907, the Fairbury community received a grant of $12,500 from Andrew Carnegie. Ground was broken on October 5, 1908, and the library opened to the public December 10, 1909
Fairbury, NE Carnegie LibrariesHistoric Square
The Fairbury Commercial District, consisting of a 10-block downtown area of 97 contributing buildings, was officially entered in the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1997
Fairbury, NE National Register