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The Brooklyn Fair is an annual agricultural fair held in Brooklyn, Connecticut〔http://www.brooklynfair.org〕 for the first time in 1809.〔http://connecticuthistory.org/a-fair-to-remember-in-brooklyn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-fair-to-remember-in-brooklyn〕 It is considered the oldest continuously active agricultural fair in the United States.〔〔(Windham County Agricultural Society - Sponsoring Brooklyn Fair )〕〔http://www.norwichbulletin.com/newsnow/x1789227255/Exploring-The-Last-Green-Valley-Brooklyn-Fair-has-been-a-regional-delight-for-200-years〕 The fair is organized by the Windham County Agricultural Society〔http://wc-as.org/〕 ==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 〔http://www.brooklynfair.org/WCAS.html〕 * In the following years, the event was hosted in rotation in Woodstock, Brooklyn, and Pomfret, Connecticut * 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 Congress in its "Bicentennial Local Legacies Project" as part of its 200th Anniversary celebration.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brooklyn Fair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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