Historical Markers in Hardin County, Illinois
A Community Comes Alive
Fluorite Mining
Fueling The Furnace
Geologic Wonder
Illinois Iron Furnace
Lewis and Clark in Illinois
Mine It, Mill It, Ship It
Rosiclare: The Fluorite Center of Hardin County, the United States and the World
The Cave
The Elizabethtown First Baptist Church
The Ohio River Scenic Byway
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.