Timonium MD
6-20-2025 5:36am

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West Virginia State Fair Marks 100 Years

By Dan Sullivan, dsullivan@lancasterfarming.com

    The State Fair of West Virginia is celebrating its centennial — sort of.

    “We were established as the Greenbrier Valley Fair on March 19th, 1921,” said Kelly Collins, who became CEO in 2015 at age 26.

    The annual event, established when a group of farmers built a harness racetrack to showcase local agriculture and encourage economic activity, became the official state fair in 1941.

    It took a hiatus from 1942 to 1945 due to World War II and again in 2020 because of the pandemic.

    “So we’re celebrating our 100th annual event this year, FINISH READING HERE

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