Star Hotel

Historical marker location:

Pittsfield, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west on Jefferson Street.)

Lincoln Stayed Here. built ca. 1840's.

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.