50 YEARS AGO in the Standard - Fredericksburg Standard

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News Staff, on July 7, 2021

50 YEARS AGO in the Standard

JULY 7, 1971 Record-breaking crowds attended the July 4th celebration held at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds over the weekend. Officials with the fair association estimate that over 7,000 people jammed Fair Park for Sunday’s racing program. Both grandstands were filled to capacity with a crowd

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