Blue plaque № 51539

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada

Niagara Agricultural Society 1792 - 1805 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 organ

ization. Its members, mostly merchants, politicians, clergymen and gentlemen farmers, met regularly for dinner and discussion. They imported new varities of fruit trees to the Niagara peninsula in 179

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