Columbus County NC Fair - USA

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Pickled peppers and cucumbers are popular among the gardeners in Eastern NC.

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Canned cherries, honey, and jams line the shelves at the exhibition hall.

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The is the 32nd year of the Columbus County Fair.

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Patrons walk the paths of the fairgrounds.

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A vintage Case tractor fronts an exhibition hall.

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Evelyn Rabun exhibtion hall.

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Mrs. Hemmonds shortly after realizing her entry won first place in the home furnishings contest.

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Mrs. Hemmonds had spent a few weeks cutting out and sewing the patterns to make the wall hanging.

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First place winner for home furnishings.

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Canned goods line the shelves.

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Gourds are popular for painting. Squash and pumpkins are also products the farmers grow in Eastern NC.

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One of the largest agricultural crops in NC is peanuts.

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Apron First place winners in hand clothing entries.

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Canned goods of peppers and cucumbers.

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Tobacco was a leading crop of NC but many farmers are turning to plant Kenaf.

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Cooking up some goods at the fair.

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Face painting.

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Ferris Wheel.

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Goats are popular for milking and grazing fields.

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The Columbus County Agricultural Fairground gates opened for the public to view amusement rides, exhibitions, and livestock. This was the 32nd Annual Columbus County Fair. USA. October 11th 2011

The Columbus County Agricultural Fairground gates opened October 11, 2011, for the public to view entries in art, horticulture, field crops, houseplant, handi-work, sewn clothing, home furnishings, hobby, culinary breads, canned goods, and livestock contests. Along with the exhibitions of agricultural goods and sponsor booths were amusement rides operated by Dreamland Amusements.

This is the 32nd Annual Columbus County Fair. Although opening with cloudy skies mixed with rain from a north wind, several hundred vehicles filled the parking lot by dusk. .

The fair operates from October 11-16 and is located just off Route 701 on Prison Camp Road in Whiteville, NC, just across from the airport.

According to the Columbus Reporter, the 2010 Fair won two awards from the N. C. Association of Agricultural Fairs -- one for excellent use of agricultural products and one for the amount of exhibits.