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Gov. Augustus C. French IL61 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
GOV. AUGUSTUS C. FRENCH
On this site stood the home of Augustus C. French (1808-1864) when he was elected the ninth Governor of Illinois. The early settlers in Illinois came mostly from southern states so that French, a native of New Hampshire, was the first "Yankee" to be elected Governor.
Erected by the Citizens of Palestine and The Illinois State Historical Society, 1962.
S. Pike St. & Grand Prairie St., Palestine, Crawford County Illinois
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