Historical Marker
"A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand"
Historical marker location:
Joliet, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of North Center Street (Lincoln Highway) (U.S. 30) and Charlotte Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Center Street (Lincoln Highway).)
Abraham Lincoln. Joliet, Illinois, October 8, 1856.
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.