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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 a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,747 at the 2010 census. [2] Fairlea is the location of the annual West Virginia State Fair, held in August.
The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
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CLINTON COUNTY FAIR WHEN: Happening now through Saturday, July 15 WHERE: 958 W. Main St. in Wilmington COST: Daily admission is $10 per ... 2023 county fairs guide: How to go to the fairs in the ...
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.
Only Frederick County in District 11 did not end up joining the state. [3] 1872 District boundaries as they were defined during the second West Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1872. District 12 was added. [4] 1891 District 13 was added. When Mingo County split off from Logan County in 1895, it remained in District 7. [5] [6] 1901
The West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society was headquartered in Charleston in 1890. [21] [22] In 1891, the West Virginia Colored Institute, now known as West Virginia State University, was established. The next year, Capitol City Commercial College was founded. [23]