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.
Marker is on South Pike Street north of West Grand Prairie Street, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
