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Fairmont Neighborhood
History: The first State Fair was founded in
1853. The first site was a 16-acre tract about 10 blocks east of the State
Capitol. In 1873, the Fair moved to a "55 acre broom sage field comprising an
eminence known as Cook's Hill on Hillsboro Road some 300 yards from the N.C.
and Augusta Air Line Railroad, one and one-quarter miles west of the city
limits of Raleigh." The site is presently a residential and business district.
In 1928, the State Fair moved to its present site, with additional land added
in 1952. March 2004.
Photographed March 28, 2004
GIS map, 2016
Sanborn Map, 194
This page was last updated on April 23, 2024.
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