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Meet Me at the Fair Historic West Virginia Exposition
The article tracks the State Fair of West Virginia from its 1800s roots through 1924, detailing early fairs by the Greenbrier Agriculture Society. It notes notable attractions like Traveler the horse, a 4000-pound steer, the first sewing machine, and the 1921 track debut. It mentions Watts Farm, General Watts, and the Greenbrier Valley Fair incorporation in 1921, plus 4-H involvement beginning in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIA
West Virginia
Jake
Hiram
Prunella
Widow Jones
Joe
Daisy Patch
Okeh
Cutie
Old Greenbrier Agriculture Society
Lewisburg
Greenbrier Military School
Traveler
Robert E Lee
Virginia
Andrew Johnson
Lee
O. W. Kittinger
Alderson
Greenbrier
Howe
David Creigh
Ludington
Jim Jarrett
Blue Sulphur District
Samuel C. Ludington
Peyton
Old White
White Sulphur Springs
Ronceverte
J. M. Sydenstricker
Old Shorthorn Association
Watts Farm
Ross Tuckwiller
General Watts
Mike Bowerman
Greenbrier Valley Fair
Chicago
Toronto
Dan Patch
West Virginia Bay
J. W. Compton
Grattan Patch
Guideless Wonder
F. A. Burgess
Myrtle Axworth
Nicholas Belle