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As early as 1794, a Society for Promoting Agriculture in the State of Connecticut was formed, [66] renamed in 1818 the Agricultural Society of New Haven. A similar group was started in Hartford in 1817 and in other counties of the state between 1839 and 1854. [ 67 ]
The Town of Trumbull purchased it from the church in 1974. This tract was then known as the Woods Estate and is now the home of the Trumbull Historical Society. [12] Recent research has determined that Nichols holdings totaled around 285 acres (1.15 km 2) of land, of which 55 acres (0.22 km 2) remains as open space today.
The Brooklyn Fair is an annual agricultural fair held in Brooklyn, Connecticut, [1] for the first time in 1809. [2] It is considered the oldest agricultural fair in the United States. [2] [3] [4] The fair is organized by the Windham County Agricultural Society [5]
In 1893, the name was changed to Connecticut Agricultural College and became Connecticut's land-grant university after a battle with Yale University over which school would be granted the public funding for agricultural education. [8] The college was renamed a few more times until permanently becoming the University of Connecticut in 1939. [1]
American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, ISBN 9780759100022 – via archive.org
Historical society museums in Connecticut (27 P) Pages in category "Historical societies in Connecticut" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut. There are more than 1,500 listed sites in Connecticut. There are more than 1,500 listed sites in Connecticut.
Postcard picture of the fair, about 1908. The Danbury Fair (also known as The Great Danbury State Fair) was a yearly exhibition in Danbury, Connecticut.It was begun in 1821 as an agricultural fair, but did not have a regular schedule until 1869 when hat manufacturers Rundle and White helped form the Danbury Farmers and Manufacturers Society. [1]