Muscatine County Fairgrounds

West Liberty Fairgrounds
Historic District
Location 101 N. Clay St.
West Liberty, Iowa
Coordinates 41°34′03″N 91°15′56″W / 41.56750°N 91.26556°W / 41.56750; -91.26556Coordinates: 41°34′03″N 91°15′56″W / 41.56750°N 91.26556°W / 41.56750; -91.26556
NRHP Reference # 15000916[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 2015

The Muscatine County Fairgrounds are located in West Liberty, Iowa, United States. Among other events it hosts the annual Muscatine County Fair. The Muscatine County Historic Preservation Commission received a grant from the State of Iowa to study the fairgrounds in 2014. The $12,000 grant was used to study 35 resources that make up the fairgrounds.[2] It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places as the West Liberty Fairgrounds Historic District in 2015.[1] Historic tax credits will be used to rehabilitate the historic buildings on the fairgrounds.[3]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Sarah Tisinger (July 25, 2014). "Grant will help with Muscatine County Fairgrounds research". Muscatine Journal. Muscatine, Iowa. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Muscatine County Fairgrounds added to National Registry Of Historic Places". Muscatine Journal. Muscatine, Iowa. January 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-26.


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