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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Williamstown Fair

The Williamstown Fair comprises twelve acres of land dedicated to the fair on the north side of John Street bordered by Fairview Road and Bethune Street in Williamstown, Ontario.







WILLIAMSTOWN FAIR

Ontario's oldest continually operated agricultural fair received its patent on March 29, 1808, from Francis Gore, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. It is probably that, at first, the local farmers simply gathered on the village common or streets. However on June 25, 1814, Sir John Johnson, the founder of Williamstown, granted twelve acres for the express purpose of holding a fair and it has been held here annually ever since. Through the years this fair, like many others in the province, has raised our standards of agriculture by providing a centre for the display of superior farm products and livestock.

Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario



TO HONOUR THE PIONEERS OF
THIS COMMUNITY
AND ALL THOSE WHO DURING
THE PAST 150 YEARS
HAVE SERVED THE CAUSE OF
AGRICULTURE
HONOURABLE W. A. STEWART
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE


ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
1812 — 1962
PRESENTED BY
ONTARIO DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
IN RECOGNITION OF
150 YEARS SERVICE
SEPT. 12, 1962


ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

1814 - 1914
PRESENTED BY
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE
IN RECOGNITION OF
ONE HUNDRED YEARS SERVICE
SEPTEMBER 1946















In Recognition of
Two Hundred Years of Service

ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
1812 - 2012

Presented by
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs