Niagara-on-the-Lake in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Niagara Agricultural Society
1792 - 1805
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019
1. Niagara Agricultural Society Marker
Inscription.
Niagara Agricultural Society. The first organization devoted to the improvement of agriculture in Ontario was founded at Niagara. Its original name, the Agricultural Society of Upper Canada, reflected Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe’s hope that it would become a province-wide organization. Its members, mostly merchants, politicians, clergymen and gentlemen farmers, met regularly for dinner and discussion. They imported new variety of fruit trees to the Niagara peninsula in 1794 and sponsored the province’s first agricultural fair in Queenston in 1799. The society folded in 1805 and left its collection of reference books to the Niagara Library. Although the society was short-lived, its scientific approach to farming anticipated the work of regional agricultural societies run by farmers after 1820.
The first organization devoted to the improvement of agriculture in Ontario was founded at Niagara. Its original name, the Agricultural Society of Upper Canada, reflected Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe’s hope that it would become a province-wide organization. Its members, mostly merchants, politicians, clergymen and gentlemen farmers, met regularly for dinner and discussion. They imported new variety of fruit trees to the Niagara peninsula in 1794 and sponsored the province’s first agricultural fair in Queenston in 1799. The society folded in 1805 and left its collection of reference books to the Niagara Library. Although the society was short-lived, its scientific approach to farming anticipated the work of regional agricultural societies run by farmers after 1820.
Location. 43° 15.297′ N, 79° 4.234′ W. Marker is in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, in Niagara Region. Marker is at the intersection of King Street and Picton Street, on the right when traveling north on King Street. Marker is located in Simcoe Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara-on-the-Lake ON L0S 1J0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
