Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

19 W Cumberland St, Martinsville, Illinois

( Memorial is on West Cumberland Street west of Mill Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the largest futures exchanges in the world, was founded in Chicago in 1898. The exchange allows traders to buy and sell futures contracts for commodities like corn, soybeans, and crude oil.