Archange Ouilmette

Historical marker location:

2601 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Sheridan Road and Central Street, on the right when traveling north on Sheridan Road.)

Illinois was the first state in the country to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery. The amendment was ratified by Illinois on February 1, 1865, before it was ratified by any other state.