The Chicago Herald Monument
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Address:
Administrator's Office
Primary Contact:
Island Administrator
Phone:
(242) 331-2202
Fax:
(242) 331-2221
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Overview
The 1892 World's Fair, held in Chicago, celebrated the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the New World. In 1891, the Chicago Herald, an American newspaper, erected this sphere (hewn from native limestone) in commemoration of Columbus' landfall.