Camp Hunter

Historical marker location:

Ottawa, Illinois

( Marker is on Illinois Route 71, 0.2 miles east of North 2401st Road (County Road 8), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2018

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.