Fairbury, Illinois and the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition
By Dale Maley
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Fairbury is a small town located in Central Illinois. It is 100 miles south of Chicago and 60 miles east of Peoria. It was founded in 1857 when the railroad first crossed Central Illinois.
Fairbury was home to one of great horse importers of Illinois, John Virgin. He was named by the Governor of Illinois to be on the planning commission of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition.
The Keeley Institute was founded in 1891 as an alcoholic treatment center in Dwight, Illinois, 30 miles north of Fairbury. Many Fairbury citizens worked at the Keeley institute during the years it was open from 1891 to 1965.
The inspiration for the plot of this short story came from Erik Larson's book The Devil in the White City. Larson interwove two stories into one book. The first story was the planning, building, and operation of the 1893 Chicago Columbia Exposition. The second story was America's first serial murderer, H.H. Holmes.
John Virgin and the many Fairbury citizens who visited the Chicago Columbia Exposition had no idea America's first mass murderer was operating a boarding house for Exposition visitors and killing his patrons.
This short story interweaves the stories of John Virgin planning the Exposition, William Stackpole wanting to use his creativity for the Exposition, Fairbury citizens visiting the Exposition, and a young girl from the Keeley Institute being murdered by H.H. Holmes.
The author would like to thank Diane Pawlowski for helping to provide some of the factual information for this short story.
If you are interested in early Fairbury area history, this short story will help you understand Fairbury's role in the 1893 Columbia Exposition.
Dale Maley
Dale C. Maley is the author of the 19999 book Index Mutual Funds: How to Simplify Your Financial Life and Beat the Pros.He is also a contributing author to Chapter 18 Seeking Help from Professionals in the 2009 book The Bogleheads Guide to Retirement Planning.He is a very successful private investor who has been a student of Financial Planning and Investing for over 30 years. He was trained as an engineer at the University of Illinois and has been a practicing engineer for 32 years. His accomplishments as an engineer include the granting of 16 U.S. Patents and authorship of over 500 professional technical papers. He is also a member of the International Society of Automotive Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.He also has earned an MBA (Masters Degree in Business Administration) degree from Illinois State University. His background in mathematics, engineering, and business provides him with the excellent basis for understanding and teaching investments and financial planning.He is also a very successful investor who has been investing in common stocks and mutual funds since 1980. He has also personally invested in both 401(K) and IRA plans, so he is familiar with participation and management of these types of investments. He has been investing in indexed common stock mutual funds since 1990.Dale became a Registered Financial Advisor in the State of Illinois in 2006 and is currently launching his business as a fee-only financial planner. He is President of Maley Financial Planning LLC.
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Fairbury, Illinois and the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition - Dale Maley
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Fairbury
Chapter 2
John Virgin
Chapter 3
William Stackpole
Chapter 4
Thomas A. Beech
Chapter 5
Dr. George Lewis
Chapter 6
Keeley Institute
Chapter 7
H.H. Holmes
Chapter 8
1893 Chicago Columbia Exposition
Chapter 9
John Virgin Named to the State Board of World's Fair Managers
Chapter 10
H.H. Holmes and His Murder Castle
Chapter 11
Stackpole's Dome
Chapter 12
Planning the Fair
Chapter 13
Emeline Disappears
Chapter 14
The Columbian Exposition of 1893
Chapter 15
Fairbury Visitors to The Columbian Exposition of 1893
Chapter 16
The Columbian Exposition of 1893 After-Math
Chapter 17
Conclusion
References
Recommended Reading
Web Sites
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Foreword
Fairbury is a small town located in Central Illinois. It is 100 miles south of Chicago and 60 miles east of Peoria. It was founded in 1857 when the railroad first crossed Central Illinois.
Fairbury was home to one of great horse importers of Illinois, John Virgin. He was named by the Governor of Illinois to be on the planning commission of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition.
The Keeley Institute was founded in 1891 as an alcoholic treatment center in Dwight, Illinois, 30 miles north of Fairbury. Many Fairbury citizens worked at the Keeley institute during the years it was open from 1891 to 1965.
The inspiration for the plot of this short story came from Erik Larson's book The Devil in the White City. Larson interwove two stories into one book. The first story was the planning, building, and operation of the 1893 Chicago Columbia Exposition. The second story was America's first serial murderer, H.H. Holmes.
John Virgin and the many Fairbury citizens who visited the Chicago Columbia Exposition had no idea America's first mass murderer was in Chicago. He was operating a boarding house for Exposition visitors