Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

311 Mill St, New Haven, Illinois

( Memorial is on Mill Street north of Vine Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2003

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.