Historical Marker
Tompkins Street
Historical marker location:
55 W Tompkins St, Galesburg, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of West Tompkins Street and South Broad Street, on the right when traveling west on West Tompkins Street.)
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.