The old fair grounds were where the present day Hickory High School stands in the Viewmont area. I believe the stock sale was at the same place every Thursday. It was later relocated to the Sweetwater Road (now Lowes). Daddy used to take me with him and I remember people selling things out of their car trunks. That was before the days of "Flea Markets". Larry Hoke ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <CBGILBERT@aol.com> To: <NCCATAWB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 3:13 PM Subject: [NCCATAWB-L] Carnival > Does the carnival that was always held with the Old Soldier's Reunion count? > And the Catawba County Fair? > Mother always took us to the carnival after the Reunion. I got to ride the > pony and win wonderful glass beads. I can still smell the sawdust and cotton > candy. > I can't remember where the fair was held before the new fair grounds were > built but we would go at night with mother and daddy. My brother and I wore > matching plaid shirts with our cowboy belts. We thought we were something 40 + > years ago. > Cynthia > > > ==== NCCATAWB Mailing List ==== > IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE (INS) HISTORY, GENEALOGY, AND > EDUCATION PAGES > http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/history/index.htm > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >