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People set up and prepare for the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. The fair will run from Oct. 3 through Oct. 14, 2024.
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.
Jackson City Hall, circa 1960 Location: 203 South ... Jackson City Hall, located in Jackson, Mississippi, is the seat of municipal government. History
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.
First-year House Speaker Jason White, R-West, previously told the Clarion Ledger that Jackson represents the "epicenter of Mississippi," and the city deserved the Legislature's attention.
The Jackson City Council voted in 2020 to remove the Andrew Jackson statue, seen here on June 10, 2024, outside of City Hall.
The company represents a merger in 2004 of several midway companies, including part of Conklin Shows, the former Farrow Shows from Jackson, Mississippi, and Thebault-Blomsness (Astro Amusements and All Star Amusements). Later acquisitions were Mid America Shows and part of Cumberland Valley Shows.
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