Let's discuss the Pocahontas County Fair.
- The sources indicate an annual Pocahontas County Fair was held during the period covered.
- The fifth annual fair, held August 20 to 24, 1923, was advertised heavily in the Pocahontas Times.
- The 32nd annual fair was held August 14 to 19, 1950, and it featured the West Virginia State Sheep Show.
- The 1923 fair was held on a 127-acre fairground and included:
- A half-mile race track
- A horse show featuring horse, harness, and running races
- Exhibits of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, agricultural and horticultural products, boys' and girls' club work, etc.
- World of Home Shows
- Fireworks displays each night
- The 1950 fair included:
- Ten entertainment features, including the Tom Swift Grandstand Follies
- Exhibits in the Midway
- Rides operated by Royal Blue Shows
- The Pocahontas Times describes the fairs as "getting Bigger and Better" every year.
- The paper also noted an exhibit of a Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet at the 1923 fair.
- Rules and Regulations for the Pocahontas County Fair, as well as premiums offered for exhibits, were published in the Pocahontas Times in June 1923.
The sources do not contain information about whether the Pocahontas County Fair existed prior to 1920 or if it continues to be held. This information may be available through additional research.
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