Historical Marker
Thomas Carlin
Historical marker location:
519 North Main Street, Carrollton, Illinois
( Marker is on 5th Street (U.S. 67) just north of South Main Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2000
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.