Union Hotel

Historical marker location:

29 Public Square, Galesburg, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of North Broad Street and Public Square, on the right when traveling south on North Broad Street.)

Marker installed: 1987

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.