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Neshoba County Fair
[edit]History
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- 1889 - orginally known as Coldwater Fair
- 1891 - organized as private corp. -- Neshoba County Stock and Agricultural Fair Association; moved to present site + charged admission
- 1894 - pavilion, hotel constructed; cabins added
- 1896 - governor McLaurin speaks, becomes a political forum
- 1898 - oak trees planted in Founder's Square
- 1914 - improvements and additions to the grounds + race track added
- 1939 - electricity
- 1946 - fair inactive during WWII, reopens 1946; more cabins built, fair becomes 7 day schedule and brings entertainment stars
https://neshobacountyfair.org/history/
Books
- Craycroft, Robert; Bute, Lindsey (1989). The Neshoba County Fair: Place and Paradox in Mississippi. CSTRD, Mississippi State U. ISBN 978-0-87805-420-6.
- Stubbs, Steven Howard (2005). Mississippi's Giant Houseparty: The History of the Neshoba County Fair : 115 Years (and Counting) of Politicking, Pacing, Partaking, and Partying. Dancing Rabbit Press. ISBN 978-0-9761126-0-0.
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Articles
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/09/among-the-cabin-fanatics-of-mississippis-giant-houseparty
- https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/neshoba-county-fair/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/07/31/what-the-neshoba-county-fair-says-about-southern-politics/
- https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-neshoba-county-fair-25e1a7cb692b5e257f2d208080afa144
- https://neshobademocrat.com/stories/ronald-reagans-1980-neshoba-county-fair-speech,49123
- https://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/diversions/2017/07/16/what-expect-neshoba-county-fair/467915001/
- https://magnoliatribune.com/2023/07/28/cabin-culture-traditions-and-hospitality-of-the-neshoba-county-fair/
- https://www.wlbt.com/story/31925426/flashback-2011-fire-destroys-cabins-at-neshoba-county-fair/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/garden/at-the-neshoba-county-fair-families-unite-and-come-unglued.html