Life on the Square

Historical marker location:

1106 Jefferson St, Lawrenceville, Illinois

( Marker is on Jefferson Street west of 11th Street.)

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.