University Park in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

N.C. Colored State Fair

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023

1. N.C. Colored State Fair Marker

Inscription. Operated 1879-1930 by N.C. Industrial Assoc. to accommodate state's black citizens. Held, 1891-1925, fifty yds. N.

Erected 2017 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-124.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 17, 1879.

Location. 35° 47.279′ N, 78° 40.178′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in University Park. Marker is at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Pogue Street, on the right when traveling east on Hillsborough Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Raleigh NC 27607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. N.C. State Fair, 1873-1925 / State Exposition of 1884 / Camp Polk, 1918 (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Belltower (approx. 0.3 miles away); North Carolina State University at Raleigh (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sitdowns (approx. 0.6 miles away); Camp Bryan Grimes (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Graves-Fields House (approx. 0.7 miles

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away); The Reverend Plummer T. Hall House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Latta University Site: 1892-1922 (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.

Also see . . . The African American State Fair. After the Civil War, a group of Black men in Raleigh were looking for a way to demonstrate the progress made by Black people in North Carolina since the emancipation of enslaved people in the state. (Jim L. Sumner, Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 2002; via NCPedia) (Submitted on September 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023

2. N.C. Colored State Fair Marker

First N.C. Colored State Fair image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, December 6, 1879

3. First N.C. Colored State Fair

This sketch shows people on Fayetteville Street heading toward the first fair put on by the North Carolina Colored Industrial Association. This fair was held November 17-20 1879.

First N.C. Colored State Fair montage image. Click for full size.

Drawn by Joseph Becker, Frank Leslie's Illustration Newspaper via NCPedia (Public Domain), December 6, 1879

4. First N.C. Colored State Fair montage

Sketches of various scenes at the first fair, which was held November17-20, 1879 in Raleigh.

Drawn by Joseph Becker, Frank Leslie's Illustration Newspaper via NCPedia (Public Domain), December 6, 1879

5. First N.C. Colored State Fair

Contestants entering their pies, wines, and more to be judged at the first North Carolina Colored Industrial Association Fair, held November 17-20, 1879.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.