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The day after the South Carolina State Fair ended, dozens of lost-and-found items dropped from rides or left behind all in the excitement of food booths and carnival games are strewn in an office behind a vacant corn dog stand.The leftovers from the 12-day event that attracted some 400,000 visitors include a wide assortment of single shoes and sandals (including a thigh-high boot), a pile of stuffed animals, a large handful of cellphones and a huge box with sets of keys. They were joined by a wheelchair, a stroller, a giant teddy bear and a TV remote.Fair Guest Services Director Howard Still and his team have gathered the unclaimed items and work to return what's left of the collection that looks like an impromptu garage sale.

The Palmetto State Fair was a separate fair for African Americans from 1890 to 1969.

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