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Houston In The 1870s


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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)

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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.

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