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Texas is celebrating 182 years today. Did you know only 50 years later the Dallas State Fair & Exposition was founded on January 30, 1886? #ProudToBeTexan #TexasIndependenceDay #BigTex #Y’all

By State Fair of Texas | March 2, 2018

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Texas is celebrating 182 years today. Did you know only 50 years later the Dallas State Fair & Exposition was founded on January 30, 1886? #ProudToBeTexan #TexasIndependenceDay #BigTex #Y’all

Photo Caption: Texas is celebrating 182 years today. Did you know only 50 years later the Dallas State Fair & Exposition was founded on January 30, 1886? #ProudToBeTexan #TexasIndependenceDay #BigTex #Y’all

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