Illinois Sesquicentennial Time Capsule

Historical marker location:

14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from West Jefferson Street (U.S. 30) east of U.S. 6, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1969

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.