AREA HISTORY:  Hanover Fairs, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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FAIRS – Page 591

The old-time fairs were kept up in Hanover later than in many neighboring towns.  
They attracted large crowds of people, who spent the time in general enjoyment.  
The square on these occasions was nearly filled with table of venders of 
trinkets, jewelry and merchandise of various kinds.  These fairs finally became a 
sort of nuisance and were discontinued.