Its Washington County Fair time. The Washington County Agricultural and Manufacturing Society organized the county’s first fair in 1860 to promote agriculture.

Some of the area communities were too recently established to have agricultural products displayed at this first fair.

Other communities were well represented with exhibits of livestock, corn, cotton, garden vegetables, homemade articles from county-grown cotton and wool, braided straw hats, and moccasins made from tanned deer skin.

The ribbon cutting for the fair is at 7pm tonight.

The fair runs through August 10th.

For a schedule of events go to washcofair.net.

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