Zion's Camp March

Historical marker location:

Paris, Illinois

( Marker is on North Central Avenue south of East Wood Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2000

Through Edgar County.

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.