Lincoln and Animals

Historical marker location:

801 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of East Capitol Avenue and South 8th Street, on the left when traveling east on East Capitol Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2004

Looking for Lincoln.

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.