Historical Marker
First National Bank
Historical marker location:
102 S Main St, Columbia, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street and East Legion Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.)
102 S Main St. Historic Main Street.
The first televised presidential debate in history was held in Illinois in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The debate was held at the studios of CBS in Chicago and was watched by an estimated 70 million people.