Hidden Columbia: The State Fair Rocket

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By Anderson Burns

Story Created: Apr 22, 2011 at 8:10 PM EDT

Story Updated: Apr 22, 2011 at 8:12 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Every year, you head over to the State Fair, and a great big rocket greets you on your way in, but how did the rocket get there in the first place?

ABC Columbia's Anderson Burns uncovers the story behind the rocket at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds.

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David Daniels said on Monday, Jan 30 at 1:16 PM

In the early 60s my father worked at the Air Force Reserve office that was located downtown at the time. He was a Staff Sgt assigned to the Reserve Office as an instructor. Some how his office was involved with the rocket coming to Columbia. This was at a time when space travel was a novelty.The rocket arrived on a trailer. The trailer was parked in front of the capital. Soon everyone who wanted to see the rocket had seen it. It was moved to the fairgrounds as a convient storage location. You could see it as you passed the fairgrounds on Atlas Rd. Eventually the fair gound staff errected it

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