Old Stone Arch Bridge

Historical marker location:

Marshall, Illinois

( Marker is on National Road (Avery Avenue) (U.S. 40) east of Oak Crest Road, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1976

The first televised presidential debate in history was held in Illinois in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The debate was held at the studios of CBS in Chicago and was watched by an estimated 70 million people.