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The Neshoba County Fair, also known as Mississippi's Giant House Party, is an annual event of agricultural, political, and social entertainment held a few miles from Philadelphia, Mississippi. The fair was first established in 1889 and is the nation's largest campground fair. The event usually starts at the end of July and lasts a week.
States' rights speech. Tear down this wall! On August 3, 1980, presidential candidate Ronald Reagan appeared at the Neshoba County Fair in Neshoba County, Mississippi, to give a speech on states' rights. The location, which was near the site of the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner was, according to critics, evidence of racial bias.
Neshoba County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,087. Its county seat is Philadelphia. The county is known for the Neshoba County Fair and harness horse races. It is home of the Williams Brothers Store, which has been in operation since the early 1900s.
Philadelphia, Mississippi. / 32.77417°N 89.11278°W / 32.77417; -89.11278. Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, [3] [4] Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,118 at the 2020 census .
101. Van Halen concert chronology. Hide Your Sheep Tour. (1982–1983) 1984 Tour. (1984) 5150 Tour. (1986) The 1984 Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Van Halen in support of their sixth studio album 1984 .
A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state 's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in their categories at the more-local county fairs. State fairs began in the nineteenth century for the ...
Government. County government. Subdivisions. cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place. There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas for the most counties with two county seats, at 10. Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code is 28 .
Reagan gave a states' rights speech at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Mississippi, the town where the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner occurred in 1964, when running for president in 1980 (many politicians had spoken at that annual fair, however). Reagan was offended that some accused him of racism.