Checkerboard Legacy

Historical marker location:

Lolo Hot Springs, Idaho

( Marker is on U.S. 12, 3 miles west of Elk Meadows Road, on the left when traveling east.)

The state's first female governor was elected in 1990. Her name was Cecilia M. "Cec" Andrus, and she was the wife of former governor and US Secretary of the Interior, Cecil D. Andrus.