Historical Marker
Beh Building
Historical marker location:
608 Market Street, Harlan, Iowa
( Marker is on Market Street west of 6th Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Erected 1890. 608 Market Street.
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.