Early 1900's - Shipping Watermelons by Rail
1906 - Peddling Watermelons
1917-1925 - Gibson Contest Years
1925 - John S. Gibson, Originator of Hope's First Watermelon Growing Contest
1926 - Entry in Hope's First Watermelon Festival Parade
1927 - Entry in the 1927 Parade
1927 - Runner Up to Winning Watermelon
1929 - Hoyt and Cecil Laseter
1930 - A.B. Turner & "Jumbo"
1935 - World Record Watermelon for 44 Years
World War II - Italy
1973 - First Watermelon to Exceed 100 Pounds for the Bright Family
1979 - $10,000 World Record Grown by Ivan and Lloyd Bright
1983 - SASC Conference, Conway, SC
1985 - 260-pound World Record Watermelon
July 11, 2003 - Blue Rind Watermelon
September, 2003 - 2003 Hope Big Watermelon Contest Winner
August, 2004 - 204-pound Carolina Cross
September, 2005 - 243-pound seed watermelon
September, 2005 - 248-pound seed watermelon
September, 2005 - 262.6-pound watermelon displayed at Western Sizzlin
September, 2005 - World record watermelon weighing 268.8 pounds
July 4, 2006 - Checking on watermelons Ivan Bright, 4-21-1914 to 8-12-2006
August 11, 2006 - Best of dry season, 207.5 and 206.5 pound melons
September 2007 215-1/2 pound Carolina Cross #268
September 2007 Hybrid Black Diamond #156
October 2008 179-pound Carolina Cross #268
October 2009 225 pound Carolina Cross #260
September, 2010 Carolina Cross watermelons weighing 192 and 199.5 pounds
October, 2010 Winning watermelon at Republic MO weighing 200pounds
