Title	Southern States Fair Ground, Charlotte, NC
Subject	Historic sites--North Carolina--Charlotte Southern States Fairgrounds Fairs--North Carolina--Charlotte
Description	Aerial view of the Southern States Fair Ground, just north of the Charlotte, NC city limits. This attraction was opened in 1939 by Dr. J.S. Dorton on Highway 29 at the corner of Tryon and Sugar Creek. Southern States Fairgrounds was a half mile dirt track in Charlotte NC. It featured stock cars, open wheel racers, and motorcycle races during its era. Almost 100 acres, the grounds included exhibition buildings, and a lake as well as the race track and grandstand. The Shout Freedom! pageant was held there in 1948, and Voice in the Wilderness Pageant was held in 1955. The fair stayed open until 1959. [38 - Dixie News Co., Charlotte, NC - OB-H2469]
Object Type	Still Image
Subject - Location	Mecklenburg County (N.C.) Charlotte (N.C.)
Date of material	1899-1979
Publisher	Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Genre	Picture postcards
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	mb121_4_12_59f
Source	Mary Boyer Collection. J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Relation	Forms part of: Mary Boyer Collection, 1899 - 1979
Language	eng
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Category	Late twentieth century postcards
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