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Agriculture at the State Fair

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		Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online

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At the heart of North Carolina's economy and culture lie its rich agricultural resources. Learn how the North Carolina State Fair evolved as a way for North Carolinians to share new technology and to show the rest of the country "the variety and magnificence of the products and resources of North Carolina." This article appeared in the Fall 2002 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine. Available now at: http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/collateral/articles/f02.agriculture.state.fair.pdf

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topics		audiences
19th Century 20th Century Places Reconstruction Technology Transportation World War II		Family, Adults, Educators Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, High School, College

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Grade: 4th 5th 8th 11th English/Language Arts 3, 2, 1 3, 2, 1 4, 2, 1 Social Studies 1, 7, 5, 6 5, 4, 6, 1 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 5 U. S. History 12, 11, 10, 9, 7, 5, 4, 3

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agriculture North Carolina State Fair NC State Fair cash crops crop lien farm tenancy urbanization Farmer's Alliance poultry tobacco cotton Great Depression