Celebrating 175: The Little World’s Fair

In 1920, a Fair Association was formed and by 1922 they named their fair, “The Little World’s Fair”. It operated for 27 years except during the World War I and World War II years. Each celebration began with an elaborate mile long parade and Yorktown was the first in the state to hold a nighttime parade. Also dances were held each night during the celebrations. It was a huge affair with…