Second Joint Appearance

Historical marker location:

4596 US-20, Freeport, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 20 and Browns Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 20.)

Marker installed: 2008

Abraham Lincoln & Stephen A. Douglas.

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.