Shepardsville in Vigo County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Brouillette Trading Post

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

1. Brouillette Trading Post Marker, Side One

Inscription. Brouillette Creek (pronounced “Brew-yet”) that flows through southern Vermillion County and joins the Wabash River in northern Vigo County is named for Michel Brouillette, French fur trader from Vincennes. Michel Brouillette, the father, came to Vincennes from Quebec in 1761, and established a trading post near the confluence of Brouillette Creek and the Wabash to conduct fur trade with the local natives.

Brouillette, a member of the Vincennes militia, was involved in events surrounding Fort Sackville, Henry Hamilton, and George Rogers Clark in 1778. Michel Brouillette, the son, born in Vincennes in 1774, continued the fur trade with the Miami and Kickapoo in the area. Michel Brouillette was a translator and scout for William Henry Harrison during land treaty negotiations and the Indian uprisings that led to the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Erected 2016 by Vincennes Historical and Antiquarian Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.

Location. 39° 36.086′ N,

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87° 25.059′ W. Marker is in Shepardsville, Indiana, in Vigo County. It is at the intersection of North Shirley Street and West Finley Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Shirley Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11233 N Shirley St, West Terre Haute IN 47885, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana

and in the Wabash Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Universal World War II Honor Roll (approx. 2.3 miles away); Major John T. Chunn (approx. 2.4 miles away); Veterans of All Wars (approx. 3.9 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Henry Dana Washburn (approx. 4½ miles away); Civil War Soldiers Buried at Clinton Indiana

Brouillette Trading Post Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

2. Brouillette Trading Post Marker, Side Two

(approx. 4.6 miles away); All Veterans Memorial (approx. 5 miles away); Markle Mill Site (approx. 6.3 miles away).

Brouillette Trading Post Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

3. Brouillette Trading Post Marker

Michel Brouillette License image. Click for full size.

via Knox County Public Library (Public Domain)

4. Michel Brouillette License

This Knox County General Sessions Court entry, dated April 12, 1804, records that Brouillette obtained a license to "vend merchandise within this Territory for one year."

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 972 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.