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In 1976,
the Cowpens Bicentennial Committee decided that the next town festival
would be called the Mighty Moo Festival, in honor of former crewmen of
the USS Cowpens WWII aircraft carrier. On July 2, 1977, one
crewman, Mr. O.J. Simpson of Charleston (SC), attended that festival.
By 1982,
the number of former crewmen attending the festival had risen to over
115. The festival has since become an annual event, with street
dances, golf, pageants, baseball games, reunions, and a parade that
honors the former crewmen.
The
yearly
festival is held on the third weekend of June.
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