Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Edmonton Exhibition Association
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Description area
Dates of existence
1879-
History
The first Edmonton Exhibition was held by the Edmonton Agricultural Society, formed in September 1879, to sell the produce of the Northwest to the country. This fair was “the first ever organized in the Northwest,” and was held on 15 October 1879, outside the fifth and final Fort Edmonton.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
EPSAM-0124
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Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record created October 4, 2021.
Record revised December 22, 2025.
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- English
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Record created by AE.
Record revised by KM.