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
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| 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 |
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| ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 1812 — 1962 PRESENTED BY ONTARIO DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE IN RECOGNITION OF 150 YEARS SERVICE SEPT. 12, 1962 |
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| ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 1814 - 1914 PRESENTED BY ONTARIO DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE IN RECOGNITION OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS SERVICE SEPTEMBER 1946 |
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| 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 |
