Historical Marker
Eldorado
Historical marker location:
1604 Locust Street, Eldorado, Illinois
( Marker is on Locust Street west of 1st Street, on the right when traveling west.)
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.