 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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A FAIR TO REMEMBER THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON MADISON.(DAYBREAK)
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Byline: JAY RATH For the State Journal
At the head of State Street is a statue everyone knows. There, on the Capitol Square, is the ruddy old statue of "Forward," one hand forever raised, one foot stepping hopefully ahead. Few probably read all the way through the plaque on its base.
It says, "FORWARD -- WISCONSIN WOMEN'S MEMORIAL OF THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION -- 1893."
The Columbian Exposition -- the Great White City, the original City Beautiful, the Chicago World's Fair. It had a profound effect on America in 1893, and its artifacts and impact are still alive, all ...
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