Cleveland County Fair / Marie Farrow Patterson and U.L. "Rusty" Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, Marie Farrow., Author.

Patterson, U. L., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural exhibitions--North Carolina--Cleveland County--Pictorial works.

Agricultural exhibitions.

Cleveland County (N.C.)--History--Pictorial works.

Cleveland County (N.C.).

Cleveland County (N.C.)--History, Local--Pictorial works.

Cleveland County (N.C.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

In the fall of 1923, the Shelby Kiwanis Club developed a plan to create a county-wide fair combining the Boiling Springs, Fallston, and Union community fairs into one event. Through the sales of 20 shares of stock, 15,000 was raised to establish the Cleveland County Fair. The first fair was held in 1924 with 70,000 in attendance. Since then, the theme has always been to celebrate city and farm life coming together through such popular attractions as agricultural exhibits, livestock, carnival rides, stage show revues, stock car racing, tractor pulls, and demolition derbies. Today, the Cleveland County Fair remains the largest county fair in North Carolina and the county’s largest continuing attraction, drawing attendees in from a 75-mile radius of Shelby. The average annual attendance holds strong at over 175,000 people.

Contents:

The formula for success

"Drivers, start your engines"

The stars come out

Agriculture impacts economic development

The magic midway

It's a brand new day at the Cleveland County fair.

OCLC:

885207887