Matteson, Illinois

Historical marker location:

3611 216th St, Matteson, Illinois

( Marker is on 216th Street, 0.1 miles east of Locust Street, on the right when traveling east.)

The Lincoln Highway in Illinois.

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.