Clyde William Tombaugh

Historical marker location:

1901 North Bloomington Street, Streator, Illinois

( Marker is on North Bloomington Street (Illinois Route 23) just north of El Camino Court, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1985

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.