The county fair was held.

The evidence

• “Hughes, Treasurer. The officers of the Society for 1860, elected in December previous, were the same as for 1859, except D. McLay was elected Treasurer, in place of Mr. Hughes. The county fair was held September 18 to 20, 1860. The report of the Treasurer, subsequently made, showed receipts, $1,248.53, and expenditures, $1,241.53 ; balance, $7.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/12-rock-county-ch06-politics-war-record.md, PDF p. 445 / book p. 449

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources

  

• “for 1860, elected in December previous, were the same as for 1859, except D. McLay, who was elected treasurer in place of Mr. Hughes. The county fair was held September 18 to 20, 1860. The report of the treasurer, subsequently made, showed, receipts, $1,248.53; expenditures, $1,241.53; balance, $7.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/17-agriculture.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 441 / book p. 408

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent