Royal Marines Museum which displayed Native American, African American, and Euro-American history in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Rides. There is a special section of the park with rides for children ages 4-5. Those ages 6-12 have all the options of the 4-5 year olds, plus the merry go round and the airplane rider which goes around in a circle at slow speed. All individuals 12 and up have access to all the rides as long as they are 61 inches or above. History. The Fair moved to its new location in 2009 at the Meadow Event Park in Caroline 	State Fair of Virginia
19546950	County. This multi-use space of includes a exposition hall, a multi-purpose pavilion, a horse-stall barn with 143 stalls, and an equine facility with four show rings, to accommodate local and regional horse shows and other equine events. The Meadow Event Park is on the site of Meadow Farm, the thoroughbred horse farm owned by Christopher Chenery that was the breeding home of back-to-back racing greats Riva Ridge and Secretariat, the winners of five of the six Triple Crown races in 1972 and 1973. No fair was held in 1861–64, 1917–18, 1942–45 & 2020. Farm Bureau Purchase	State Fair of Virginia
19546951	. In March 2012, the fair's parent company filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy, putting the fair on hold for the first time in its history. Reasons for the non-profit's bankruptcy included the high costs for converting Meadow Farm into Meadow Event Park. All events that the company ran were cancelled, except for the horse race at Colonial Downs. On May 22, 2012, Universal Fairs, based in suburban Memphis, purchased the assets of State Fair of Virginia in bankruptcy court. In July 2012, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation purchased an ownership interest and partnered with Universal Fairs, who plan 	State Fair of Virginia
19546952	to continue the fair. The Farm Bureau bought the remaining shares in 2013. State Fair of Virginia The State Fair of Virginia is a state fair held annually at the end of September at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County, Virginia. Through 2008, the fair was held at the Richmond Raceway Complex, located in eastern Henrico County, just outside the capital city of Richmond. It is owned by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. The Fair has offered rides, carnival games, concerts, and typical fair foods such as cotton candy and funnel cakes as well as Virginia's favorites barbecue 	State Fair of Virginia
19546953	Royal Marines Museum Royal Marines Museum The Royal Marines Museum is a museum on the history of the Royal Marines from their beginnings in 1664 through to the present day. A registered charity, it is also a designated service museum under the terms of the National Heritage Act 1983 and receives Grant-in-Aid from the Ministry of Defence. During 2011 it formally became part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, an executive non-departmental public body of the Ministry of Defence. The museum's galleries are currently closed, pending relocation. History. The Museum was established in October 1958 at Eastney 	Royal Marines Museum
19546954	Barracks, which was originally constructed as the Headquarters of the Royal Marine Artillery in the 1860s. From 1972 to 2017 the Museum's displays were housed in the Barracks' former officers' mess. On 28 October 2008 – its 50th birthday – the Museum won the Best Small Visitor Attraction of the Year" award from Tourism South East, recognising its excellence, both in terms of exhibitions and the quality of the customer service provided. March 2009 saw the launch of the "Beverley Gallery" – an area dedicated to a rolling programme of Special Exhibitions highlighting a broad range of subjects to a variety of  audiences. The first exhibition was entitled "Return to Helmand: The Royal Marines in Afghanistan" and opened by the Commandant General Royal Marines, Major General Garry Robison. The second – ran from April to October 2010 – was entitled "Griff – Thinker, Painter, Forger, Spy?" and celebrated the memorable life of Captain Guy Griffiths, a Royal Marine pilot. The final Special Exhibition was called "Commando Mind" and celebrated the strength of mind used by Royal Marines to achieve extraordinary results in the face of, often difficult, challenges – physical, mental or environmental. Following a decision made by the Director of the National Museum of the  Royal Navy, John Rawlinson, the Museum's galleries at Eastney Barracks closed on 1 April 2017, although its rooms there continued to function as curatorial offices and a hospitality venue until the end of 2018. A temporary display entitled 'The Making of the Royal Marines Commando', highlighting the demands of the 32-week training course undertaken by all Royal Marines recruits, has been established at the Action Stations area of the Historic Dockyard at Portsmouth. As part of the Seamore Project, the Royal Marines Museum was due to open a new permanent exhibition in a Victorian Boathouse building on the  Portsmouth Dockyard site in 2020; however, after failing to obtain a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund the National Museum of the Royal Navy announced that the opening of a new museum would be delayed 'probably for at least two years but it is too early to say for certain' and would be dependent on additional funding being secured. Collections. The collections include a large number of medals, of which over 8,000 were on display at the Medal Room in Eastney Barracks, including all ten Victoria Crosses awarded to the Corps. In September 2008, the Museum successfully purchased a rare  medal for £41,000 (thanks to a contribution of £28,000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund); the Naval General Service Medal with Trafalgar clasp was awarded to Lt Lewis Buckle Reeve, who, following serious injury at the Battle of Trafalgar, was laid next to the mortally wounded Nelson on board . This medal was displayed at Eastney Barracks alongside Lt Reeve's entry in the Royal Marines Muster List for HMS "Victory" at Trafalgar. Royal Marines Museum The Royal Marines Museum is a museum on the history of the Royal Marines from their beginnings in 1664 through to the present