smartalek Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I have recently seen a medallion from this State Fair. Does anyone know or have any information to share on the subject. How did it get to Dallas if it is the same one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Found a good website devoted to that very topic:The state fair continued in Houston through 1878, but it was discontinued after that when interest in the event waned because of the economic depression of the late 1870's and a resurgence of yellow fever in 1879. A group of businessmen in Dallas organized the event in 1886, and Dallas has been the site of the State Fair ever since.Buffalo Bayou - An Echo of Houston's Wilderness Beginnings (link) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartalek Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 Found a good website devoted to that very topic:The state fair continued in Houston through 1878, but it was discontinued after that when interest in the event waned because of the economic depression of the late 1870's and a resurgence of yellow fever in 1879. A group of businessmen in Dallas organized the event in 1886, and Dallas has been the site of the State Fair ever since.Buffalo Bayou - An Echo of Houston's Wilderness Beginnings (link)Thanks for the information. Miss your jingling spurs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinister1 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 http://users.hal-pc.org/~lfa/BB49.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 "Augustus Koch (1840-1899) made a career of traveling the country creating these views. He was especially fond of Texas, and the feeling was mutual." https://copanobaypress-gallery.com/products/houston-in-1873?_pos=6&_sid=874621603&_ss=r 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWantTransit555 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 I did not know some of those railroad tracks were that old! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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