Camp Douglas

Historical marker location:

3232 South Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of South Martin Luther King Drive and East 32nd Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Drive.)

Marker installed: 2014

Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo was founded in 1868, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States. The zoo originally housed a pair of swans, but it has since grown to house over 1,000 animals from around the world.