Historical Marker
The Wissmath Property
Historical marker location:
107 S Main St, Waterloo, Illinois
( Marker is on South Main Street just south of West Mill Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2020
107 South Main Street. Waterloo, Monroe Co. Ill., Laid Out in 1818.
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.