My 5 Cents
Mon, 11/02/2020 - 11:44am
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One hundred and thirty-six years ago this month, the Texas State Fair opened in Dallas. The
iconic predecessor to our present-day State Fair of Texas drew crowds from across the state. A
rival fair, the Dallas exposition, opened around the same time and together they welcomed over
35,000 people. Both fairs were successful and, ultimately, decided to combine efforts in 1887 to
establish the State Fair of Texas as we know it today.