Schmidt Beer Cave

Historical marker location:

818 S Rapp Ave, Columbia, Illinois

( Marker is on South Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Ludman Street, on the right when traveling south.)

800 Block S. Main St.

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.