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Windsor Agricultural Fair

The agricultural fairs, a traditional showcase and recreational outlet for the farmers, reputedly had its Canadian beginnings on 21 May 1765 on Fort Edward Hill in Windsor. The fair, authorized when Windsor township was created in 1764, features livestock, produce and sports, with prizes provided by interested Halifax gentlemen. A charter for the holding of future fairs was granted in 1766 and over a number of years the fair was held irregularly, until it eventually ceased. In 1815 a new charter revived the event and since that date the fair has been held with considerable regularity.

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Foire agricole de Windsor

Cette exposition agricole, fête traditionnelle des agriculteurs, eut lieu, le 21 mai 1765, à la colline du fort Edward, à Windsor. On y présenta du bétail, des produits agricoles et des compétitions sportives, les prix étant offerts par des personnages intéressés d’Halifax. En 1766, on accorda une charte pour la tenue d’autres expositions, qui eurent lieu de façon irrégulière pendant quelques années, avant de disparaître. Depuis sa nouvelle charte de 1815, l’exposition de Windsor a eu lieu assez régulièrement.

Location: corner of King and Gernish Streets, Windsor
Emplacement : angle des rues King et Gernish, Windsor
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 44.992597, -64.132944
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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