World War II Memorial

Historical marker location:

7071 US Highway 45, Carrier Mills, Illinois

( Memorial is on U.S. 45 just west of Maple Street, on the left when traveling west.)

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.