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Out of the Morgue
1912 World's Series and BC Fair start
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This photo is one of a series of four photos of the Barton County fair taken about 1906 by Annie Taylor of Great Bend. The fairgrounds were located northeast of town at the outskirts where today an unimproved field of trees stands at about 19th and Frey St. The fair took place the second week of October in 1912. Over the years, the date moved from fall to summer, and the location changed, but people still have a hard time resisting the midway and attractions. - photo by courtesy of Karen Neuforth
Each week we’ll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We’ll reacquaint you with what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what “the rest of the story” turned out to be.The 109th Annual MLB World Series starts Wednesday, October 24 and will run through November 1. Exactly 100 years ago on Oct. 8, 2012, the ninth annual World’s Series began.