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The State Fair of West Virginia is an annual state fair for West Virginia, United States. It is held annually in mid-August on the State Fairgrounds in Lewisburg. This year's State Fair is scheduled for 8-17 August 2024. The State Fairgrounds consists of a large open park for carnivals and exhibition, grandstands, and several exhibition buildings.
Fairlea is located at (37.779967, -80.458538 [4]According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km 2), all land.. The area Fairlea is located on is relatively flat compared to the rest of the state.
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009. [4] [5]
Aug. 10—LEWISBURG — The State Fair of West Virginia opens Thursday, August 11 at 9 a.m. for its 97th year in Lewisburg, West Virginia at 907 Maplewood Avenue. According to a press release sent ...
The State Fair of West Virginia is held in nearby Fairlea every August. Lewisburg is the site of West Virginia's largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. The event includes a march through downtown Lewisburg, a community lunch, and a program commemorating the memory and legacy of Dr. King.
Also drawing tourism to the state is the West Virginia State Park & State Forest system, which comprises 45 units covering 164,000 acres. In 2021, over 9 million people visited a West Virginia State Park, the highest number on record. This is partly due to a recent $151 million improvement project that has seen improvements at every park and ...
Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761 from the Maryland State Archives "US SCt Deakins Line Stone 33, 1910, Maryland - West Virginia" from waymarking.com; The Fairfax Stone and West Virginia v. Maryland from The Traveling 219 project.
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