Goshen Road

Historical marker location:

3816 IL-14, McLeansboro, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Illinois Route 14 and County Route 375, on the right when traveling east on State Route 14.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.