America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier. Chicago beat out New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. for ...

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It gets the World’s Fair.” The city was awarded the event ... The World’s Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago on May 1, 1893. Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge at the Dirksen U.S ...

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Join us for the April 8 meeting of the Logan County Historical Society at the Overland Trail Museum at 7:00 p.m. as we take a detailed look at the famous Chicago World’s Fair of 1893.

Dazzling visitors since 1893, this beautiful Japanese-style garden with cherry blossoms and sculptures is a calm oasis in the ...

Manhattan’s historic Round Barn’s significance stretches even beyond its links to Chicago’s Columbian Exhibition.