A local dialect of French survived in the Old Mines community well into the 20th century, and there are a few people today working to preserve it. The language is known by several different names, like Missouri French, Illinois Country French or Paw Paw French. Very few, if any, native speakers remain today. At one point, the creole language was spoken in parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
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