Third Street Jail

Historical marker location:

202 S 3rd St, Greenville, Illinois

( Marker is on South 3rd Street (Illinois Route 127) south of W S Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

1859.

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.