Q.S.M.V. Abegweit

Historical marker location:

111 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on North Lake Shore Drive.)

Queen of The Northumberland Strait. Prince Edward Island Service.

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.