On The Campaign Trail

Historical marker location:

1044 Marion Street (a.k.a. Jemima Road), Clinton, Illinois

( Marker is on Marion Street (a.k.a. Jemima Road) east of North Cain Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2008

Looking for Lincoln

The state of Illinois played a crucial role in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to freedom in the 19th century. Many abolitionists in Illinois provided safe houses for escaping slaves, and Chicago was a key hub on the Underground Railroad.