Greene Vardiman Black

Historical marker location:

371 E. State Street, Jacksonville, Illinois

( Marker is on E. State Street.)

Marker installed: 1973

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.