Georgetown Area Honor Roll

Historical marker location:

Georgetown, Illinois

( Memorial is on East West Street east of Main Street, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2006

Georgetown, Illinois.

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.