Advertisement for the Hoosac Valley Agricultural Society Cattle Show and Fair

ID: 477 ~ Source: Photo courtesy of the North Adams Historical Society.
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Advertisement for the Hoosac Valley Agricultural Society Cattle Show and Fair

These would have been posted around North Adams as well as various other towns in Berkshire County and the Hoosac Valley. Based on the information provided on these advertisements, we can assume that the first Cattle Show and Fair took place in 1859.

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By Amanda Judson
In the fall of 1927, heavy amounts of rainfall created massive flooding in the Hoosic River, and the rushing water completely obliterated a piece of North Adams history. This piece of history was the Fairgrounds, the site for a variety of events…