Samuel Benedict Reed

Historical marker location:

14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from West Jefferson Street near U.S. 6.)

Marker installed: 1922

Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous presidents in U.S. history, spent much of his early political career in Illinois. He served in the Illinois state legislature and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois in 1846.