Monroe County Welcome Center is located in Columbia, IL, the largest city in Monroe County. Columbia was incorporated in 1859, became a village in 1903, and a city in 1929. When the World's Fair came to St. Louis in 1904, Columbia set record attendance for members of one community attending the fair at the same time. All businesses and schools closed on September 22, and 1000 of the communities 1300 attended the fair together. Columbia has preserved three one-room schools, one of which, Shoemaker School, serves as the Monroe County Welcome Center.
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