Dr. Paul Carus / Dr. Daisetz Teitaru Suzuki

Historical marker location:

1307 7th Street, LaSalle, Illinois

( Marker is on 7th Street west of Union Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1977

Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous presidents in U.S. history, spent much of his early political career in Illinois. He served in the Illinois state legislature and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1846.