Lorton's Trading Post

Historical marker location:

Decatur, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Dunbar Road and Caleb Road, on the left when traveling south on Dunbar Road.)

Marker installed: 2002

1816 - - 1826.

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.