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Summer at the Fair: A History of Agricultural Fairs in New York State

Categories: Event, Industry & Commerce, NYS History, Pomeroy Foundation

As New York State prepares to host the oldest state fair in the nation, this episode of A New York Minute In History podcast tells the history of the summertime tradition of agricultural fairs. Our hosts explore how these local and regional fairs developed from gatherings of learned societies into the popular attractions we all know today.