Historical Marker
Harrer Park
Historical marker location:
6210 West Dempster Street, Morton Grove, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of Dempster Street (Illinois Route 58) and Fernald Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Dempster Street.)
A Morton Grove Historical Site.
The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893. The fair was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World, and it attracted over 27 million visitors from around the world.