At the Arkansas Valley Fair Watermelon Day 1906 Arkansas Valley Fair 1906 postcard Watermelon Day early 1900's Watermelon Day Early 1900's Watermelon Day Mid 1900's Valley Fair 1906 postcard Watermelon Day mid 1900's Watermelon Day est. 1920's Watermelon Day estimated 1920's The original Watermelon Derby The historic Watermelon Derby est 1950's. Horsemen are to take a watermelon and race to the Arkansas River with a watermelon under their arm and race back to win! Watermelon

Description The Adobe Stables consist of four long, rectangular stable blocks that face each other across a large open space used for...

In the late 1800s, Watermelon Day was held in Rocky Ford by George Washington Swink when he harvested his first field of Historic Rocky Ford Watermelon and chose to share with the people in the area. People came from all around by train and by horse and buggy to join in the celebration.