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It was an extravaganza unlike any Staunton and Augusta County had seen before. Not even balloon ascensions and the hanging of a murderer in 1853 had drawn more people than the first Augusta County Fair, which was conducted Oct. 27-29, 1868. But for many, the highlight of the fair, which took place on 21 newly purchased acres [...] At its outset, the Pitt County Fair was probably the most remarkable spectacles that many residents had yet witnessed. The historical record of that 1920 event describes its many exhibits and a carnival midway that was touted as among the country’s largest. Much has changed in this community since, and the fair may not be the [...] |
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