The Fair
In Inez, the Martin County Fair celebrates an eastern Kentucky coalfield county on the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River — the county seat of Inez made national news when President Lyndon Johnson visited in 1964 to launch his War on Poverty, and the county deep coal heritage and economic challenges have been central to national conversations about Appalachian poverty.
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Inez became nationally famous when LBJ sat on the porch of Tom Fletcher home for the photo that launched the War on Poverty. The Tug Fork River marks the Kentucky-West Virginia border and the historic Hatfield-McCoy country.
What You'll Find There
Expect livestock shows, 4-H competitions, local food vendors, and the resilient community spirit of an eastern Kentucky coal county that has maintained its fair traditions through decades of economic change.
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