Niles Hall / Transition

Historical marker location:

601 NW 6th St, Aledo, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Northwest 6th Street and Northwest 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

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.