Record #:

3905

Author(s):

Martell, Joanne

Abstract:

When the N.C. Agricultural Society was planning the first state fair in 1853, there were those who scoffed and predicted failure. Undaunted, the group completed plans and held the fair. Large throngs attended and the nay-sayers were proven wrong.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 5, Oct 1998, p44-45,47-48, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina State Fair--History