Ephrata Fair

In the late 1910s, such businessmen in Ephrata as Harry Singer, Dutch Butcher, Charles Yeager, and I.G.

In the 1930s, the Ephrata Cloister Post #429, American Legion would distribute a free automobile through the use of a raffle.

With the contribution of a baby parade, more entertainment rides, and a beauty pageant, the Fair began to take on a larger form.

One of individuals responsible for the addition of this agricultural attraction was a vo-ag teacher at Ephrata named Charles Ackley.

Tent City took shape every year in the Ephrata Park on the baseball diamond beside the Cocalico Creek.

In 1953, Evelyn Ay won the Miss Lancaster County Pageant that was held every Saturday night during fair week.

The organization bought land from Samuel Heinicke with the intention of converting the property into a community park.

The 2007 Fair along Main Street, at Church Street
The 2007 Fair along Main Street, at Lake Street
An advertisement for I.G. Sprecher's former hardware store, located along Main Street