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Hillsville Flea Market Continues Today And Monday |
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Written by David Grimes
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Sunday, 02 September 2007 |
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The 40th Annual Hillsville VFW Gun Show & Flea Market continues today and Monday. With the beautiful weather forcasted for the next couple of days, a large crowd is expected.
You can experience one of the largest gun shows and flea markets east of the Mississippi at this annual event known to be "Where Collectors Collect." This event has grown to feature more than 2,500 vendors, and it attracts nearly 300,000 people each year. “We have more than 1,100 vendors both inside and out just here at the VFW,” said Melvin Webb, the gun show manager. “These totals don’t include what else that is going on throughout town at the other various locations.” The money that is taken in is returned to the Community in the form of donations to many civic groups and individuals in need. The gun show and flea market will run today through Monday, Sept. 03, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Photos courtesy of Hillsville Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Department of Tourism.
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