Samuel & Electa Bishop House

Historical marker location:

603 E. Grove st., Bloomington, Illinois

( Marker is on East Grove Street east of South Evans Street, on the right when traveling east.)

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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.