Harrington: Home of the Delaware State Fair
Harrington is a city of about 3,700 in southern Kent County that has hosted the Delaware State Fair every July since 1920. The fairgrounds cover 300 acres off Route 13 and include livestock barns, exhibit halls, a harness racing track, and the Centre Ice Rink. The ten-day fair draws roughly a quarter-million visitors annually and remains one of the largest agricultural and entertainment events in the state.
The town grew up as a railroad junction in the 1850s, where the Delaware Railroad met the Junction and Breakwater Railroad heading east toward Lewes. It was originally called Clark's Corner and later renamed for Samuel Maxwell Harrington, a Delaware chancellor. The grain elevators and canning factories that once lined the rail corridor have mostly disappeared, but freight traffic continues through the town on the Norfolk Southern Delmarva Secondary.
Harrington Raceway and Casino, adjacent to the state fairgrounds, operates live harness racing and video lottery machines under Delaware's pari-mutuel and gaming regulations. The raceway traces its roots to the fair's original trotting track and now runs race meets from spring through fall.
Escortservice.com maintains a reviewed directory of escort websites operating in Kent County, including Harrington. The platform is a listing service only. It does not arrange meetings, verify licensing or registration, or function as an intermediary. Users must be at least 21 years of age.
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Harrington is a city of about 3,700 in southern Kent County that has hosted the Delaware State Fair every July since 1920. The fairgrounds cover 300 acres off Route 13 and include livestock barns, exhibit halls, a harness racing track, and the Centre Ice Rink. The ten-day fair draws roughly a quarter-million visitors annually and remains one of the largest agricultural and entertainment events in the state.
The town grew up as a railroad junction in the 1850s, where the Delaware Railroad met the Junction and Breakwater Railroad heading east toward Lewes. It was originally called Clark's Corner and later renamed for Samuel Maxwell Harrington, a Delaware chancellor. The grain elevators and canning factories that once lined the rail corridor have mostly disappeared, but freight traffic continues through the town on the Norfolk Southern Delmarva Secondary.
Harrington Raceway and Casino, adjacent to the state fairgrounds, operates live harness racing and video lottery machines under Delaware's pari-mutuel and gaming regulations. The raceway traces its roots to the fair's original trotting track and now runs race meets from spring through fall.
Escortservice.com maintains a reviewed directory of escort websites operating in Kent County, including Harrington. The platform is a listing service only. It does not arrange meetings, verify licensing or registration, or function as an intermediary. Users must be at least 21 years of age.
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