Caboose

Historical marker location:

15033 South Wood Farm Road, Plainfield, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Lockport Street and Wood Farm Road, on the left when traveling east on Lockport Street.)

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.