Saint Francisville in Lawrence County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

St. Francisville Cabin

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 23, 2021

1. St. Francisville Cabin Marker

Inscription. This cabin was originally constructed by Jules Grandclair (a Frenchman), 1855-1932 presumably in 1876 on 11th Street.

Mr. Grandclair was the father of Barbara (Grandclair) Cunningham & Lucy (Grandclair) Garvey of this village.

It was donated to the Woman's Club of St. Francisville by a grandson, Steve Cunningham, & reconstructed on this site during the summers of 1984-5. The cabin was enlarged with the use of another cabin dating the same period.

Erected by St. Francisville Woman's Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 38° 35.494′ N, 87° 39.215′ W. Marker is in Saint Francisville, Illinois, in Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of 13th Street and Main Street, on the left when traveling north on 13th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 13th St, Saint Francisville IL 62460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt,

in the Tri-State Region,

and in the Wabash Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To Victory (a few steps from this marker); 13th Street Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Francis Xavier Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clark's Advance

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(approx. half a mile away); War Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away); Red Banks Trace (approx. 8.3 miles away in Indiana); Five Unknown Soldiers Memorial (approx. 8.4 miles away in Indiana). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Francisville.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 23, 2021

2. St. Francisville Cabin Marker

Marker is next to the driveway to the cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 520 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.