Historical Marker
Fort Severson
Historical marker location:
1068 456th Street, Carpenter, Iowa
( Marker can be reached from 456th Street, 0.8 miles east of Zinnia Avenue (County Highway S68), on the right when traveling east.)
The Iowa State Fair, one of the largest and oldest state fairs in the country, was first held in 1854 in Fairfield, Iowa. Today, it is held in Des Moines and attracts more than a million visitors each year.