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Visitors enjoy a night out at the 164th Mississippi State Fair underway at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in downtown Jackson on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in Jackson, MS.
The Mississippi Coliseum is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Jackson, Mississippi, built in 1962 and located on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds complex. The arena has 6,812 seats available for basketball, and can be expanded to 10,000 for concerts.
The fair was founded in 1858. The fair went on hiatus in 1917–18 & 1942–44, when the United States was engaged in World War I and World War II, respectively. In addition, crowd events were reduced in 1917-1918 because of the Spanish flu pandemic , which is estimated to have killed millions of people worldwide.
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Location: 203 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi Coordinates: Built: 1853-54 [1]: Architect: William Gibbons; Joseph Willis: Architectural style: Greek ...
The Mississippi State Fair in Jackson is approaching fast. As fairgoers await its arrival, the question stands, "Can fairgoers expect something new?" The Mississippi State Fair is around the corner.
After years of public debate, the 35th Governor of Mississippi Andrew Houston Longino (1854-1942, served 1900-1904), who took office in January 1900, soon convinced the members of both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature, that it was finally time to construct a new Capitol in Jackson, and he was appointed chairman of the State House Commission in the following month of February 1900 by the ...