World War II Memorial

Historical marker location:

141 Butler St, Tilden, Illinois

( Memorial is on St. Louis Avenue (Illinois Route 13) 0.3 miles east of Oak Street, on the left when traveling east.)

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.