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The '''Cedar Lakes Conference Center''' in [[Ripley, West Virginia]], serves as a facility for leadership training for students. Multiple locations were proposed for this facility, but on March 15, 1950, the previous Easter Farm was chosen. It was officially opened on January 7, 1955, and then officially named in 1957.<ref name=":0" />
The name "Cedar Lakes" was chosen because of its two lakes and many cedar trees. It is now 450 acres of 30 individual buildings. Now about 500,000 people visit annually. The [[West Virginia Department of Agriculture]] took control of the conference center on July 1, 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1031|title=e-WV {{!}} Cedar Lakes Conference Center|website=www.wvencyclopedia.org|language=en-us|access-date=2018-03-18}}</ref>
== Events ==
* Mountain State Art and Craft Fair
* [[National FFA Organization|Future Farmers of America]]
* [[Technology Student Association]]
* [[4-H]]
* [[FCCLA|Family, Career and Community Leaders of America]]
== References==
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== External links ==
* [https://agriculture.wv.gov/divisions/executive/cedarlakes/Pages/default.aspx Department of Agriculture]
[[Category:Convention centers in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Jackson County, West Virginia]]