1968 Air Mobility Command

Historical marker location:

100 Heritage Dr, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of B Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1968

"Year of the Enlisted Force".

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.