History
The Yonge Street Agricultural Society was founded in 1849. They organised the first Richmond Hill spring fair, held on May 24, 1849. The governance of the society was done by a president, two or three vice presidents and a secretary-treasurer. In addition to this the society had a large number of directors. The primary activity of the society was the organisation and running of Richmond Hill's spring agricultural fair. The society was dormant of disbanded in 1865.
The society was reformed in 1874 as the Richmond Hill and Yonge Street Agricultural Society. The last spring fair in Richmond Hill was held in 1996. By this point, Richmond Hill was suburban and no longer had enough agriculture in the community to support a fair.
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