Smokehouse

Historical marker location:

1524 Birdie Ln, Waterloo, Illinois

( Marker is on Birdie Lane, 0.6 miles Gall Road (Local Route 1), in the median.)

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.