Historical Marker
Rites of Spring
Historical marker location:
2200 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, Illinois
( Marker can be reached from North Cannon Drive, ½ mile south of West Fullerton Parkway, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2004
Milton Horn (1906-1995). Sculptor.
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.