Anna-Jonesboro

Historical marker location:

5505 825N, Jonesboro, Illinois

( Marker is on Illinois Route 146 west of Berryville Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2013

Trail of Tears Site. Lincoln-Douglas Debate.

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The restaurant was designed to be a drive-in, but it quickly became popular with families and eventually evolved into the fast-food chain we know today.