After a dramatic initial escape Escaping , Booth was killed Killing at the climax of a 12-day manhunt .

Additionally , this event was the second of three major Mid-Atlantic snowstorms that occurred Presence over a 12-day period ; each subsequent storm focused Aiming its heaviest snow slightly farther north : the January 30 , 2010 storm ( not recognized by NESIS ) dropped Motion_directional more than a foot of snow across Virginia and the lower Chesapeake Bay region , while the February 9–10 , 2010 North American blizzard bulls-eyed the Maryland-Pennsylvania border with as much as 38.3 inches .

In 2015 , attendance was 982,305 , the Fair 's highest 12-day attendance on record Recording .

From the very first three-day Fair in 1850 in Cincinnati to the 12-day exposition of today ( from 1981 to 2003 , the Fair lasted Process_end 17 days ) , the Ohio State Fair has celebrated Social_event Ohio 's products , its people , and their accomplishments Achieve .