Columbia

Historical marker location:

208 S Rapp Ave, Columbia, Illinois

( Marker is on West Cherry Street just north of South Rapp Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

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.