Historical Marker
Koch House
Historical marker location:
332 N Main St, Columbia, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and East Koch Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.)
332 N Main St. Historic Main Street.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the largest futures exchanges in the world, was founded in Chicago in 1898. The exchange allows traders to buy and sell futures contracts for commodities like corn, soybeans, and crude oil.