Quote from Pioneer on June 15, 2013, 6:37 pm

The Georgia State Fair first began in 1846 at Stone Mountain, but after the civil war, it permanently settled in Macon, GA, 60 miles southeast of Atlanta. The 1887 Georgia State Fair has a so-called dollar (HK-610) related to the event. Georgia is also featured on HK-595 from 1883 (separate post in this section). In addition to various exhibits, parades, and fair-related events, there was also a Confederate veteran reunion. Jefferson Davis was among the more prominent guests. Davis is riding in the carriage being drawn by the white horses in front of the Lanier House in the photo on Mulberry Street in Macon GA. The HK-610 so-called dollar seems interesting to me as a balance against the huge amount of GAR (grand army of the republic) medals/ribbons (with some so-calleds). Attached is an image of a 38mm bronze medal (a confederate medal akin to the GAR items from the "union" army) made by Henning & Eyman NY. Numerous photographs of the GA state fair between 1886 and 1960 can be found at http://http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/gastatefair/ ...and the fair lives on to this day, see: http://www.georgiastatefair.org