Stephen A. Douglas

Historical marker location:

Springfield, Illinois

( Marker is on East Adams Street west of Sixth Street, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1961

Protect the Flag Speech.

The famous Route 66, one of the first highways in the U.S., passed through Illinois. The highway, which stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, was a popular route for tourists and truckers and played an important role in American culture and history.