September 28, 1852
The annual County Fair was held at Beloit.
The evidence
“The committee for locating the County Fair reported that the town of Beloit had offered a bonus of $240, the highest offer of any town in the county ; whereupon it was voted that the next annual county fair of the Society be held at Beloit. The fair was' held at the place appointed September 28 and 29, 1852. An address by the President, J.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/12-rock-county-ch06-politics-war-record.md, PDF p. 444 / book p. 448
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
“county fair of the society be held at Beloit. The fair was held at the place appointed, September 28 and 29, 1852. An address by the president, J.”
1908-brown-rock-county/17-agriculture.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 438 / book p. 405
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