Historical Markers in Menard County, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District
Abraham Lincoln, Deputy Surveyor, Sangamon County, Illinois
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson
Historic Tree
Lincoln in Petersburg
Lincoln the Surveyor
Lincolns Store Partner
Long Nine Banquet Site
Mentor Graham
New Salem
Peter McCue
Prairie Land
R & D Frackelton General Store
Sangamon River
The Frackelton State Bank
The New Salem Lincoln League
The Survey of Petersburg
Illinois was the first state in the country to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery. The amendment was ratified by Illinois on February 1, 1865, before it was ratified by any other state.