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The Person County Fair

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"A BIG FAIR THIS FALL" ( 1 ) "Remember the date and make your plan to spend those days in seeing what old Person County really can do when she tries." ( 2 ) Listen to The Flashback Five Episode 3: The Person County Fair That is the how the Person County Fair Association described the first Person County fair in a Roxboro Courier article advertising the big event.  The Person County Fair, which took place for nine years, drew thousands of people, featured a variety of shows and exhibits, and was featured in newspapers from across the state, including Asheville, Greensboro, and Raleigh. In today's episode , Ms. Bessie reads a letter from a friend Mr. Clifton Jones about the first Person County Fair.  Jones talks about riding into town for the first day of the fair on his family's horse Alma.  The fair was held  in and around Winstead Tobacco Warehouse at 105 Academy Street from Thursday, October 8th to Saturday, October 12, 1914.  The