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Iowa State Fair
A cartridge by bucknuts
N 41° 35.751   W 93° 33.407 N 41° 35.751   W 93° 33.407
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In Iowa, United States
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Added: 11/14/2013 Updated: 10/24/2024

Starting Location Description

DNR Building

About This Cartridge

The Iowa State Fair is an annual state fair held in Des Moines, Iowa and is one of the largest state fairs in the country.

The first Iowa State Fair was staged in Fairfield October 25–27, 1854, with a budget of $323. The Fair was held again in Fairfield in 1855, but for the next several years, the Fair moved from town to town, remaining mostly in eastern Iowa

The Fair was held in Muscatine in 1856-1857, Oskaloosa in 1858-1859, Iowa City in 1860-1861, Dubuque in 1862-1863, Burlington in 1864-1866, Clinton in 1867-1868, Keokuk in 1869-1870 and 1874–1875, and Cedar Rapids in 1871-1873 and 1876-1878. The Fair moved permanently within the Des Moines city limits in 1878. After the Iowa State Legislature and the City of Des Moines appropriated funds for the Fair in 1886, it moved to its current location at East 30th and East Grand in Des Moines.

This is a tour inside the fairgrounds and the final cache is located outside the fairgrounds. Enjoy the tour

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