Greenup

Historical marker location:

205 W Cumberland St, Greenup, Illinois

( Marker is on West Cumberland Street (Illinois Route 121) west of Mill Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2015

Rails and Trails.

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.