Caswell County Fair: September 1940

 Caswell County Fair: September 1940

"Miscellaneous prizes [will be given for] model airplanes, terracing drag, farm record account, live at home booth, home made furniture, and display of home-cured meat. The fair is being sponsored by the Rotary Club and will be made an actuality through the cooperation of the various clubs, agricultural groups, and interested citizens. Many midway attractions are scheduled to complement the exhibits and make a fair that will be attractive to all persons in the county."

The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC), 22 September 1940.

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Caswell County Fair

When the first Caswell County Fair was held is not known. However, there was a fairgrounds on what today is Dillard School Drive in Yanceyville.

Here is a reference to a 1918 fair:

Caswell County Fair: 1918

"The Caswell County Fair will be held in Yanceyville, October 1, 2, and 3." Source: Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, North Carolina), 29 September 1918, Sunday, Page 26.

The first modern version of the Caswell County Agricultural Fair was held in 1954 (October 8-13). It was sponsored by the local chapters of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, working with the county's farm organizations. Entries were expected in most of the county's farm crops and many home products. Source: Durham Morning Herald (Durham, NC), 9 September 1956.

This modern version of the fair ran uninterrupted until 2004, falling one year short of fifty years in operation.