Abraham Lincoln

Historical marker location:

100 W Washington St, Pittsfield, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of West Washington Street (U.S. 54) and North Madison Street, on the left when traveling east on West Washington Street.)

(1809-1865). Sixteenth President of the United States 1861-1865.

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The restaurant was designed to be a drive-in, but it quickly became popular with families and eventually evolved into the fast-food chain we know today.