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4-H is a U.S.-based network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development". [1] Its name is a reference to the occurrence of the initial letter H four times in the organization's original motto head, heart, hands, and health, which was later incorporated into the fuller pledge officially adopted in 1927.
Allegheny County Fairgrounds located in South Park in South Park Township, Pennsylvania, was acquired and designed for use in 1927 by the Allegheny County Department of Parks. Beginning in 1932, this was the location of the Allegheny County Fair. It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2009. [1]
The fair is typically well attended, although like most fairs, weather plays a factor. In 2004 the number of people to attend the fair was 65,173, and in 2005 75,176. These numbers are good relative to the population of the township (1,301), but they are lower than the Allentown Fair, Ephrata Fair, Crawford County Fair, and Bloomsburg Fair.
Allentown Fairgrounds, c. 1901 Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand, in 2018 Main entrance to Allentown Fairgrounds, in 2019 Allentown Fairgrounds Hotel at 448 N. 17th Street, in 2020. Allentown Fairgrounds is located at 302 North 17th Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It hosts the Great Allentown Fair annually in late August and early September ...
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This location was the site of the second fair, held from September 28 to September 30, 1853. [6] One of the most popular attractions of these early fairs was Stephen Lentz's Flying Coach, a brass band that performed atop a hay wagon. [5] [7] In 1862, there was no fair due to the Civil War.
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