Pasco County Fair Assn Inc

The Pasco County Fair Association Inc. was chartered with the purpose of hosting an annual fair to promote youth, agriculture and other county resources.

Fairs in Dade City date back to 1915 but there hadn't been any for a long time when a group of local businessmen got together in 1947 to start a fair to showcase county resources.

The group was led by San Antonio rancher D.E. Cannon, along with agriculture agent Jimmy Higgins and businessmen George Nikolai, Bob Williams and Joe Collura.The group found a perfect location on 40 acres along State...