Geography Dept.The old ROCHELLE Fair Grounds was located in Rochelle, Ogle county, Illinois. The city is situated on the Kyte River approximately 80 miles west of Chicago in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. GPS coordinates are: 41° 55' 2.4" N 8° 3' 35.24" W.The old ROCHELLE Fair Grounds and race track are seen here just south of the Kyte River in this 1893 map.This is a satellite view today of where the old ROCHELLE Fair Grounds stood back in 1893.Picture Gallery.Racing Results.
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History Dept.
Originally named Hickory Grove, the town sits at the intersection of two rail lines, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the Union Pacific.
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