Industry

Historical marker location:

192 S Main St, Glen Carbon, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Collinsville Street and South Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Collinsville 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.