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Symbol Year Image Coat of arms: The Coat of arms of Connecticut: 1931 Flag: White shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue, with a banner below the shield depicting the state motto. 1897 Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) 1897 — Seal: The Great seal of the state of Connecticut: 1784
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In 1908, the first Connecticut Fair was held at the park. In 1910, Welch sold Charter Oak Park for $175,000 in order to fund a more elaborate fair. [ 19 ] The 1911 fair saw President William Howard Taft attend some of the day's Grand Circuit races and deliver a speech. [ 20 ]
A two-horse pulling contest at the 89th annual Durham Fair on September 28, 2008 Country music artist Phil Vassar gives a performance at the 2008 fair. The Durham Fair, held in Durham, Connecticut, [1] is one of the largest agricultural fairs in New England and was first held in 1916. The four-day event takes place during the last full weekend ...
Brooklyn Fairgrounds, site of the annual Brooklyn Fair. 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]
The first Connecticut Agricultural Fair was held on the Durham Fairgrounds. It was held there until the mid-1980s when the fair moved to its final location on the Goshen Fairgrounds in Litchfield County, in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. In 2006, the Connecticut State Grange canceled the fair permanently. [1]
The coat of arms of Connecticut is an official emblem of the state of Connecticut, alongside the seal and state flag. The General Assembly of Connecticut adopted a design for the official arms of the state on March 24, 1931, [ 1 ] which it ordered to be drawn and filed with the Secretary of the State.
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 ]