Illinois Historic Markers
Lincoln Marker
Abraham Lincoln'
Pere Marquette Historic Site
When Europeans began to explore the Illinois country, most of the Native Americans they met were members of the Illini tribe. The first of these explorers, in 1673
Site of Major's Hall
A plaque commemorates the building where, on May 29, 1856, at a convention of the Republican Party of Illinois, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech which became known as his "lost speech."