also one of the two finalists for the site of the Air Force Academy in 1954. Notable people This article is about individuals from Elsah. For individuals who attended Principia College, see List of Principia College alumni. Robert Duvall, Academy Award-winning actor, is an alumnus of Principia College in Elsah Herbert G. Giberson, Illinois state senator and businessman James Semple, United States Senator from Illinois, diplomat of New Granada, and founder of Elsah See also Elsah Historic District Principia Astronomical Observatory References External links Village of Elsah website Friends of Eliestoun website Metro East Villages in Jersey County, Illinois Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River Populated places established in 1853 1853 establishments in Illinois