Kaskaskia Confluence Area

Historical marker location:

Kaskaskia Camp Grounds, Modoc, Illinois

( Marker is on Levee Rd., 1 mile south of Roots Rd., in the median.)

Through Time.

Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous presidents in U.S. history, spent much of his early political career in Illinois. He served in the Illinois state legislature and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1846.