A village named Beaverville. A group of pioneers set out from Montreal, Canada and followed the St. Lawrence River down to and across the Great Lakes to Fort Dearborn, next to the Chicago River, in 1851. In search of farmland, they pushed on south across the prairie and through swamps to settle in a village they called St. Marie. The group was made up of mostly young newlywed families with names such as Fortin, Dionne, Boudreau, Benoit, Nourie, Lafond and Arseneau. They were led by Francis Besse, who later became a general merchant. In time, when the railroads were built, mail delivery became commonplace. The village founders learned that another town shared the same name of St. Marie in Jasper County. So, in 1905 the village name was changed to "Beaverville." The new name was a tribute to the abundance of beavers found in the many creeks and Beaver Lake nearby. Today, Beaverville is a small village of about 140 family homes located in northeastern Iroquois County. Pi...
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