Brooklyn Fair
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The Brooklyn Fair is an annual agricultural fair held in Brooklyn, Connecticut
for the first time in 1809. It is considered the oldest continuously active agricultural fair in the United States.
The fair is organized by the Windham County
Agricultural Society.
Brooklyn, Connecticut
Brooklyn is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,173 at the 2000 census. The town center village is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place...
for the first time in 1809. It is considered the oldest continuously active agricultural fair in the United States.
The fair is organized by the Windham County
Windham County, Connecticut
Windham County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2010, the population was 118,428.The entire county is within the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, as designated by the National Park Service.-History:Windham...
Agricultural Society.
History
- In 1809, the first year of the fair, it was held on the site of what is currently known as the Vanilla Bean Cafe
- In the following years, the event was hosted in rotation in WoodstockWoodstock, ConnecticutWoodstock is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,221 at the 2000 census.-Annual events:*The Woodstock Fair, run by the Woodstock Agricultural Society has been held since 1860. The current President of the Woodstock Fair is Susan Z. Hibbard...
, BrooklynBrooklyn, ConnecticutBrooklyn is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,173 at the 2000 census. The town center village is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place...
, and Pomfret, ConnecticutPomfret, ConnecticutPomfret is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,798 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.... - About 10 years after the first fair, in 1820, the ~100 founders incorporated in the Windham County Agricultural Society.
- In the year 2000 the Society was recognized for its efforts by the Library of CongressLibrary of CongressThe Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
in its "Bicentennial Local Legacies Project" as part of its 200th Anniversary celebration.