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Bourbonnais Grove
700 Stratford Dr., Bourbonnais,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
41° 9' 29.400012",
-87° 53' 13.38"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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Bourbonnais Grove's first families came from Quebec's upper St. Lawrence Vally in the 1830's and 40's to settle what would become the largest 19th century French Canadian agrarian village in Illinois. Some immigrants moved on to found St. Anne, St. Mary, L'Erable, and Papineau. In 1865 Viateurian fathers established St. Viateur College. The Letourneau Home Museum, Maternity BVM Church and surviving Viateurian buildings are memorials to these French Canadians who were an influential part of Illinois' pioneer population.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Bourbonnais Grove Illinois Map
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