The Upper SC State Fair is a country fair that has been held annually since 1964 at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway between Greenville, South Carolina and Easley, South Carolina. It features many different types of rides, food, games, and entertainment.
The Upper SC State Fair has been known to bring top national acts to the fair over the years and recently has opened their stages to local acts. Some acts featured at the Upper SC State Fair have been: Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, Silvertide, Charlie Daniels and Grand Funk Railroad.
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“The stately Homes of England,
How beautiful they stand,
To prove the upper classes
Have still the upper hand.”
—Noël Coward (1899–1973)
“We in the South were ready for reconciliation, to be accepted as equals, to rejoin the mainstream of American political life. This yearning for what might be called political redemption was a significant factor in my successful campaign.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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“No! and yet I don’t know it’s hard to say.
I went about to kill him fair enough.”
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—Robert Frost (1874–1963)