Vincennes in Knox County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of Fort Sackville

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 19, 2021

1. Site of Fort Sackville Marker

Inscription. Captured by Col. Geo. Rogers Clark from the British, Feb. 25, 1779. Resulting in the U.S. acquiring the Great Northwest Territory embracing the states of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is February 25, 1830.

Location. 38° 40.769′ N, 87° 32.13′ W. Memorial is in Vincennes, Indiana, in Knox County. It can be reached from South 2nd Street. The marker is adjacent to the George Rogers Clark Memorial at George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, 401 South 2nd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Vincennes IN 47591, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Indiana’s Tri-State Region,

in Southern 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 walking distance of this marker: The George Rogers Clark Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Vigo (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wabash River (within shouting distance of this marker); Constructing a Legacy (within shouting distance of this marker); Inside the Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); A Journey Through Flooded Waters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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(about 300 feet away); Clark after Vincennes (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vincennes.

Also see . . .
1. George Rogers Clark National Historical Park. National Park Service entry (Submitted on December 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. George Rogers Clark. Locust Grove entry (Submitted on December 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2012

2. Site of Fort Sackville Marker

Wabash River in background

Fort Sackville model image. Click for full size.

Dale Shago, via Flickr, unknown

3. Fort Sackville model

One of the exhibits inside the George Rogers Clark Memorial Visitor's Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 861 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 1, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on December 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.