Chief Shabbona

Historical marker location:

8519 University Road, Shabbona, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from Chief Shabbona County Forest Preserve, ½ mile south of Preserve 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.