Fluorite Mining

Historical marker location:

Co Rd 1, Rosiclare, Illinois

( Marker is on Main Street (Illinois Route 34) west of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1994

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.