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8 Signs You Grew Up In Fairfield County, Ohio

From small towns to football, Fairfield has it all.

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8 Signs You Grew Up In Fairfield County, Ohio
Blake Fox

If you ask me where I come from I'll likely respond, "Lancaster, it's the county seat of Fairfield County," because I'm extremely proud of where I come from. I don't mean Lancaster; I mean Fairfield County and I know plenty of people who feel the same way. It is its own unique part of the state with places and traditions only those of us from here understand. Here are seven signs you were born and raised in Fairfield County.

1. Football Friday nights.

It didn't matter what high school you went to, football was religion. Every weekend during the fall you'll find the local football stadium packed and bleeding school pride

2. Corn and soybeans everywhere.

Fairfield County is one with very deep agricultural roots. If you went to a MSL school half of your graduating class probably had a farm background. If you went to an OCC school, the others all assumed you were hillbillies.

3. You went to the drive ins at least once every year.

We've all been to the cruise in theatre in Lancaster at some point in our lives. It was the place parents took the whole family when the kids were small, and then became the date that that they hoped their kids were never asked to go on.

4. Fairfield County Fair.

It didn't matter where you went to school, everyone looked forward to fair each October. Some of us were lucky enough to have all week off to show livestock, others only had two days to ride rides and eat fried food but loved it all the same.

5. The Mountain

You've never really been to Lancaster unless you climbed the mountain in Rising Park.

6. The school rivalries.

Lancaster vs. Pickerington. Liberty Union vs. Amanda Clearcreek. Fairfield Union vs. Bloom Carroll. Half the time the rivalries changed from year to year, sport to sport, but were just as serious all the same.

7. Roosters was the go to place to eat.

It didn't matter what part of the county you lived in, Roosters was always the place to go. Don't even try to start a Roosters vs. Bdubs debate with a die hard fan.

8. The small town feel everywhere you went

Even if you went to one of the bigger schools all of Fairfield County has the vibe of everyone knows everyone, most people drink beer and we all have a friend who drives a truck.

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