Historic Nauvoo

Historical marker location:

Nauvoo, Illinois

( Marker is on North Horton Street (Illinois Route 96) south of Young Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1936

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.