On Illinois Route 41 at Cherry Grove Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 41.
A Cumberland Presbyterian School, stood on the knoll west of this spot. It was founded by George Latimer, a grandson of Col. Jonathan Latimer and served the community as church and school for thirty years, when it was united with the school at . . . — — Map (db m155971) HM
Near South Cherry Street, 0.1 miles south of East South Street, on the left when traveling north.
This tablet commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the fifth debate between Abraham Lincoln & Stephen A. Douglas held on this site October seventh 1858. — — Map (db m229137) HM
On South Broad Street north of East Tompkins Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site of Beecher Chapel, first brick church in Galesburg, built in 1858 and named after its first minister, Edward Beecher. Often used as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Razed 1966. — — Map (db m230127) HM
On East 3rd Street east of South Kellogg Street, on the left when traveling east.
Carl Sandburg, poet and historian, was born in this modest three-room cottage
on January 6, 1878. He was the son of a Swedish immigrant railroad worker. Carl
attended Lombard College in Galesburg, and his first poetry was published in
this town. . . . — — Map (db m150543) HM
On East 3rd Street just east of South Kellogg Street, on the left when traveling east.
Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Lincoln biographer, was born in the adjacent three-room cottage and grew up in Galesburg. The Illinois prairie landscape of his childhood provided imagery used in his writings, prose, . . . — — Map (db m150544) HM
On East Ferris Street at North Broad Street, on the right when traveling west on East Ferris Street.
Ferris Street
named for
Silvanus Ferris
member of the committee
which purchased the site
of Galesburg in 1835
financial agent and
trustee of Knox College — — Map (db m150555) HM
On Public Square at West Main Street (U.S. 150) on Public Square.
Founded in 1837 by George Washington Gale, who led a group from upper New York State here to establish a Christian manual labor college and a community.
Knox College and the City of Galesburg stand as testimony to the efforts of these . . . — — Map (db m150559) HM
On South Street, on the right when traveling east.
On October 7, 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephan A. Douglas met in Galesburg for the fifth of seven joint debates. From a platform erected along the east side of Old Main on the Knox College campus, Lincoln said: "He is blowing out the moral lights . . . — — Map (db m37056) HM
Near Mulberry Street at South Chambers Street, on the right when traveling east.
Given by the Burlington Railroad and located on this site by the citizens of the community to commemorate the coming of the railroad to Galesburg
Dec. 7, 1854
Near East Tompkins Street at South Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east.
In recognition of her patriotic and heroic devotion to the Boys in Blue in camp, in hospital and on the field. The state of Illinois has under the auspices of the Mother Bickerdyke Memorial Association erected this statue 1904 — — Map (db m229140) HM WM
Near East South Street, 0.1 miles west of South Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east.
Scene of the fifth debate between
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas held on the East side of this building October 7, 1858. Restored and rededicated during the Knox College centenary, 1937.
Near South Cherry Street, 0.1 miles south of East South Street, on the left when traveling north.
This table commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the fifth debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas held on this site October seventh 1858 — — Map (db m229139) HM
On South Cherry Street just south of East South Street, on the right when traveling south.
[Left panel]
Lincoln and Douglas
debated here on October 7, 1858.
Their joint meeting was one of seven across Illinois as they
contested Stephen A. Douglas's seat in the Senate that summer and fall. Here in . . . — — Map (db m150565) HM
On South Kellogg Street north of East Simmons Street, on the right when traveling north.
Designed by C. W. & George L. Rapp, built 1915-16 for the “princely sum” of $135,000, it opened in August, 1916. Forming part of the “Orpheum Circuit” which included such performers as the Marx Brothers, George Burns and . . . — — Map (db m150567) HM
Near East South Street, 0.1 miles west of South Cherry St, on the right when traveling east.
This Memorial Tablet is placed here to recall the joint debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, whose words these walls echoed October the 7th 1858.
"Equality among the different states is a cardinal principle upon . . . — — Map (db m229130) HM
On West Tompkins Street at South Broad Street, on the right when traveling west on West Tompkins Street.
Tompkins Street
named for
Samuel Tompkins
Member of the committee
which purchased the site
of Galesburg in 1835, and
who carried surveyors
chain when the town was
laid out. — — Map (db m150564) HM
On North Broad Street at Public Square, on the right when traveling south on North Broad Street.
First built on this site in 1869, destroyed by fire and subsequently rebuilt in 1872. Built in a grand manner of brick and stone, it stood four stories high. Later re-named the Broadview Hotel, it was once again destroyed by fire in 1969. — — Map (db m150556) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 150) east of North Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
[Main marker] This building, first conceived as a
fire proof structure with iron window
shutters and an iron floor, originally
housed the county clerk, recorder and
county records.
[Secondary marker]
Knox County Hall of . . . — — Map (db m229922) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 150) east of North Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
In honor of
the men of Knox Township who
served our country in the World War
1917 — 1918
★ Jacobson, Arthur E. • ★ Mangion, Thomas E. • ★ Philblad, Harry • ★ Unger, Edwin A.
Adams, Edward E. •
Alleman, . . . — — Map (db m229920) WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 150) west of East Public Square, on the right when traveling west.
Tribute is here paid to Knoxville community
members who answered the call to service
★ Killed in service
World War II
Theodore Abernathy • Rowen Aldrich • John H. Anderson Jr. • James E. Bainbridge • William Bainbridge • John . . . — — Map (db m229836) WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 150) west of East Public Square, on the right when traveling west.
This building replaced a two-story
log structure and housed Knox County
offices and court for thirty-three years.
Stephen A. Douglas presided over the
1841-1843 sessions of the district court.
Knox County Museum is located here
on the second . . . — — Map (db m229831) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 150) at East Public Square, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Knox County centrally located between the Mississippi the Rock and the Illinois was crossed by trails between the Indian villages on these rivers and by many local trails to villages and camp sites in this county – the Indians traveled the best . . . — — Map (db m229828) HM
On North Market Street north of North Public Square, on the left when traveling north.
[First plaque] Noted for its solitary confinement cells and as the locale of the only legal hanging in Knox County.
[Second plaque]
Knox County Jail
1845 – 1873
Site of the only legal
hanging in Knox County
Listed on the . . . — — Map (db m230121) HM
On Illinois Route 17, 0.6 miles west of Golf Course Road, on the right when traveling east.
In this area stood a Potawatomi village when Michael Fraker arrived from Kentucky about 1830. With kindness and understanding he negotiated a peaceful settlement with the Indians and became the first permanent settler in northeastern Knox County. . . . — — Map (db m150572) HM
On U.S. 41 at East Gauger Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 41.
First settlement, 1808-1812,
of a religious society of
celibates known as Shakers.
The four hundred members
of this communal group
occupied 1,300 acres seven
miles west of Carlisle. — — Map (db m226327) HM
On North 1st Street east of Buntin Street, on the right when traveling east.
Site of print shop where
Elihu Stout (1782 - 1860),
Past Grand Master of Masons
in Indiana, established
Indiana Territory's first
newspaper, summer 1804.
Originally The Indiana Gazette,
it was renamed The Western Sun
July 4, 1807. — — Map (db m23277) HM
On West Scott Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on West Scott Street.
Welcome to
"Grouseland"
Built 1803 - 1804
Home of
William Henry Harrison
Governor Indiana Territory 1800 - 1812
President of the United States 1840
Mansion owned and restored by
Francis Vigo Chapter
Daughters of the . . . — — Map (db m167023) HM
On West Lyndale Avenue west of Short Street, on the right when traveling west.
"One of America's Clowns". Comedian Richard "Red" Skelton was born here in 1913. As a teenager, performed locally in minstrel shows and as a clown in circus. By 1930s he performed on vaudeville stages; became famous for skits such as "dunking . . . — — Map (db m177921) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The 2S1 Gvozdika is a Russian-made 122mm self-propelled howitzer tracked armored vehicle. The first prototype was ready in 1969. The 2S1 entered service with the Soviet Army in the early 1970s and was first seen in public at a Polish Army parade in . . . — — Map (db m180843) HM
Near South 6th Street west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The 3"/50 caliber gun (Mark 2) was an early model manufactured by General Motors with a projectile velocity of 2,100 feet per second. Low-angle mountings for this gun had a range of 7000 yards at the maximum elevation of 15 degrees. By World War II . . . — — Map (db m180816) HM
On South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The British Ordnance BL 60-pounder was a 5 inch (127 mm) heavy field gun designed in 1903-05 to provide a new capability that had been partially met by the interim QF 4.7 inch Gun. It served throughout the First World War in the main theatres. It . . . — — Map (db m187320) HM
On Hart Street west of 1st Street, on the left when traveling west.
The great Shawnee leader lives on as a symbol of Native pride and pan-Indian identity. In the years 1810 and 1811 Tecumseh defended the rights of his people in meetings in Vincennes with William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory. . . . — — Map (db m61831) HM
On S 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
"George Rogers Clark, this memorial shall bring it to pass that neither you nor your fame shall be forgotten."
- Indiana Governor Paul McNutt, September 3, 1933
The W.R. Heath Construction Company of . . . — — Map (db m176202) HM
On Broadway at 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway.
At historic Vincennes the first Lodge of Freemasons in the present State of Indiana was established, 1809, by the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. Since 1818 it has worked under Indiana charter as Vincennes Lodge No. 1. — — Map (db m61836) HM
Near South 6th Street west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The DUKW (collaquially known as Duck) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was designed by a partnership under military auspices of Sparkman & Stephens and General Motors Corporation (GMC). It was used in World War II for transporting goods . . . — — Map (db m180817) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
(left marker:)
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single seat carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The A-4 Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company. It is a . . . — — Map (db m180839) HM
On North 2nd Street north of Busseron Street, on the right when traveling north.
Abner Turner Ellis, a Borough President, Probate
Judge, and State Senator, promoted the Charter of
Ohio & Miss. R. R. (later a part of B & O) and was
its first president. His stately home was built by John Moore about 1838.
Abraham Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m23286) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
Manufactured by General Dynamics (now Lockhead Martin) as F-16A Block 10D
Delivered to USAF 27 August 1981
The Lockheed Martin (formerly General Dynamics) F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally . . . — — Map (db m187340) HM
On North 1st Street at North 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on North 1st Street.
Built in 1787 by Major John F. Hamtramck under command of General Josiah Harmar. United States Army's most western outpost for several years. Named for General Henry Knox, first Secretary of War. — — Map (db m243615) HM
On S 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
"...a miserable picketted work called a fort, (in which) was found scarce anything for defense, the want of a well was sufficient to evince it being untenable."
- Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton
Constructed by the British Lieutenant . . . — — Map (db m176199) HM
Fort Sackville was constructed by the British during the Revolutionary War on the site now occupied by the Clark Memorial. Early in that conflict, the Redcoats dominated the frontier from posts north of the Ohio River by sending their Indian . . . — — Map (db m61814) HM
On S 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
Native of Sardinia
Soldier - Frontiersman - Trader
His wise council and material aid
enabled Clark to capture Fort Sackville
Citizens of Vincennes — — Map (db m176203) HM
On South 1st Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
William Clayton Abraham • Forrest A. Alton • Noble Clarence Baker • Chauncy W. Barr • John Raymond Barr • Andrew Jackson Bennett • Lawrence W. Bouchie • Rex R. Boyer • Ellis P. Cannon • James A. Catt • George W. Clark • Francis Brittian Cockerham . . . — — Map (db m23353) WM
On Main Street north of 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A state-of-the art facility, the Pantheon Theatre opened on May 16, 1921 with the Broadway show Midnight Whirl. It provided patrons with news and entertainment, including vaudeville acts and moving pictures likeBen-Hur. The . . . — — Map (db m177922) HM
On Park Street east of East Scott Street, on the right when traveling east.
On July 4, 1800, the western part of the
Northwest Territory became the Indiana Territory.
It covered land that would eventually be included
in the present states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Vincennes, on the . . . — — Map (db m23266) HM
On 2nd Street south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
D.O.M. Ad Laud et Glor Domini Nostri et Redemptoris Jesu Christi Hanc Mariam Annam R.R. D.D. et in Chr Pater Simon G. Brute Qui Primus Vincennopolitanan Sedem Episcopus Tenuis Vovebat Dabat et Consecrabat An Rep Sal MDCCCXXXIX . . . — — Map (db m155551) HM
On S 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
"Where the Wabash River rambles through the sandy, fertile lands, in the oldest Hoosier city, there the Clark Memorial stands. Built of stone, the circular building is of classical design; on the site of old Fort Sackville radiates a national . . . — — Map (db m176201) HM
On College Avenue, 0.1 miles north of North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Switzerland, Badollet migrated to America in 1780. President Jefferson appointed him Land Registrar of Vincennes in 1804. He served as a delegate to the Indiana Constitutional Convention in 1816, was a charter member Vincennes University . . . — — Map (db m186640) HM
On North 7th Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on North 7th Street.
"In Grateful remembrance of the services and sacrifices of our soldiers in the war of The Union,
we, the people of Knox County have erected this monument." — — Map (db m23378) WM
On North 7th Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on North 7th Street.
Following the American Civil War, the United States emergence on the world scene was profound, if not inevitable.
The citizens of Knox County have been summoned on numerous occasions to answer their country’s need to fill the ranks of its . . . — — Map (db m233847) WM
On North 7th Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on North 7th Street.
( Upper Left Section )
Welcome to the Knox County Veterans’ Memorial Park. The monuments that stand before you are dedicated to the memory of all the military veterans from Knox County. Most prominent is the “Soldiers and . . . — — Map (db m23581) HM
On Vigo Street (Indiana Route 441), on the left when traveling west.
From earliest times the Wabash River was a route between North and South. Here at a fording place it was crossed by a Buffalo Trace: an ancient path worn by countless animals and aborigines in their migrations between East and West. Near this . . . — — Map (db m176257) HM
Near South 6th Street west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
This two-seat T-33 jet was designed from the P-80 for training pilots already qualified to fly propeller-driven aircraft and is one of the world's best-known aircraft, having served with the air forces of more than 20 different nations over several . . . — — Map (db m180847) HM
Near South 6th Street west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The LVT is a small amphibious landing craft, introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire . . . — — Map (db m180825) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The M1-57mm was first used in North Africa by the U.S. Army in April of 1942 and quickly replaced the 37mm M3 as an antitank towed artillery piece. The 57mm was based on the British 6 pounder antitank gun design. Initially the only 57mm ammunition . . . — — Map (db m187329) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The M114 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier was a tracked armored fighting vehicle, used by the United States Army in Vietnam. It is a lightweight, low-silhouette vehicle designed to be fast and stealthy. It is constructed of aluminum and powered by . . . — — Map (db m180833) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41). Reported unreadable.
M114 155 mm howitzer is a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. It was first produced in 1942 as a medium artillery piece under the designation of 155 mm Howitzer M1. It saw service during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m187332) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The M211 is a very unique vehicle in that it was a transition design between the GMC CCKW of WWII and the more modern M35 RIO. It and the M35 directly competed for contracts in the early 1950s. It served in both Korea and early Viet Nam. The M211 . . . — — Map (db m180832) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The 105 mm M2A1 (M101A1) howitzer was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both the European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly entered the war against the Imperial . . . — — Map (db m187327) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The Half-track M3 personnel carrier was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S. Army and Marines, as well as . . . — — Map (db m187325) HM
Near South 6th Street west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The M-47 saw short service with US Forces from 1951 to 1953. It was the second tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates of tank warfare. It was a . . . — — Map (db m180828) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The 3 inch Gun M5 was an anti-tank gun developed in the United States during World War II. The gun combined a 3-inch barrel of the anti-aircraft gun T9 and elements of the 105 mm howitzer M2. The M5 was issued exclusively to the US Army tank . . . — — Map (db m187331) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The M8 Light Armored Car was a 6x6 combat vehicle produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used by the U.S. and British troops in Europe and the Far East until the end of the war. It remained in use by U.S. Constabulary Forces . . . — — Map (db m187319) HM
On North 8th Street south of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south.
Side One:
Born circa 1801, Clark, a slave, was purchased in Kentucky in 1814 by B. J. Harrison, brought to Vincennes in 1815, and indentured as his servant. In 1816, G.W. Johnston purchased her indenture for 20 years. In 1821, Clark and . . . — — Map (db m23219) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
First flown in May 1958 the Phantom II originally was developed for U.S. Navy fleet defense. The U.S. Air Force's first version the F-4C made its first flight in May 1963 and production deliveries began six months later. Production ended in 1979 . . . — — Map (db m180835) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The Russian MiG-17 is an improved version of the MiG-15. The 17 was first flown in January 1951 and production was started later that year but it never saw combat during the Korean War. It became the standard sub-sonic fighter for the Warsaw pact . . . — — Map (db m187337) HM
On Park Street east of East Scott Street, on the right when traveling east.
The larger millstone is made from French Buhr cut into wedge-shaped pieces and bound together by a heavy metal loop. A “stand” is made of two similar stones, the “upper stone” rotating on the “nether stone” to . . . — — Map (db m23275) HM
On North 4th Street at Buntin Street, on the right when traveling west on North 4th Street.
Site of first Courthouse in Indiana Territory -
1813 to about 1834. Was starting point in 1821
for survey of Indiana - Illinois boundary.
Present structure, probably built in 1850's,
became home of Hon. Wm. E. Niblack, Congressman,
Indiana . . . — — Map (db m23278) HM
On North 1st Street north of Seminary Street, on the right when traveling north.
Home of French fur trader Michel Brouillet (1774-1838). French Creole cottage (built circa 1806) is typical of "posts-on-sill" construction technique used by French settlers in Mississippi Valley during eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. . . . — — Map (db m243614) HM
Near South 6th Street west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
Capt. O'Donnell was one of 1,527 recipients of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. The citation for his Medal of Honor reads "The Congressional Medal of Honor to Capt. Menomen O'Donnell, 11th MO. INF., for GALLANTRY at Vicksburg, MS., . . . — — Map (db m180814) HM
On S 1st St at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on S 1st St.
"You are to proceed with all convenient speed to raise seven companies of soldiers...and with this force attack the British at Kaskaskia"
--Virginia Governor Patrick Henry to George Rogers Clark, January 2, 1778
Known to history for . . . — — Map (db m176255) HM
On Main Street at South 1st St, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Before this square was set aside as a park, the area was a bustling part of Main Street. Maps from 1887 show the La Plante House, a tailor, printer, and hardware store all filled this block. Maps from 1916 show this building transformed into a . . . — — Map (db m176256) HM
On South 1st Street at Patrick Henry Drive, on the right when traveling south on South 1st Street.
Through the Patriotism of Charles Gratiot in furnishing material aid, Colonel George Rogers Clark was enabled to keep his forces intact and thus to recapture Fort Sackville in 1779.
Erected in grateful memory by the Huguenot . . . — — Map (db m23305) HM
On S 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
Vicar-General
of the Illinois Country
who in 1778 gained the allegiance
to the United States of the
French population of Vincennes — — Map (db m176204) HM
Near South 6th Street west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
The PZL TS-11 Iskra (Spark) is a Polish jet trainer aircraft, used by the air forces of Poland and India. It is notable as the main training aircraft of the Polish Air Force, and as the oldest jet aircraft still in service in Poland. The aircraft . . . — — Map (db m180848) HM
On Willow Street (Business U.S. 41) 0.1 miles south of S. 10th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Indian and pioneer trail from Anthony’s Ferry (Henderson, Ky.) on Ohio River to Vincennes. Connected with road to Nashville and there with Natchez Trace. Served Illinois trails, north and west, at Vincennes. — — Map (db m99122) HM
Near West Scott Street west of Park Street, on the left when traveling west.
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation. — — Map (db m243613) WM
On Harrison Street north of North 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
First resident Presbyterian minister in Indiana Territory, 1808. Headed the first school under the authority of the board of trustees of Vincennes University (a grammar school), 1811-1815. Served as member of board of trustees of Vincennes . . . — — Map (db m48966) HM
On Park Street south of Harrison Street, on the left when traveling south.
Two blocks South of this marker
on March 6, 1814, was born
Sarah Knox Taylor
Daughter of
Capt. And Mrs. Zachary Taylor
Miss Taylor married Lieut. Jefferson Davis
at Louisville, Kentucky on June 17, 1835
and died in West Feliciana . . . — — Map (db m23263) HM
Near South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).
This WWII self-propelled artillery vehicle is built on the American Sherman tank hull. It was manufactured in Canada for the British Army, associated Commonwealth forces, and its Allies. It was developed to give the British Army a mobile artillery . . . — — Map (db m187323) HM
(front of statue):
Lt. Francois Marie Bissot
Sieur De Vincennes
June 17 1700 - March 25 1736
Founder of Vincennes
1732
(plaque on rear base of statue):
Sieur De Vincennes sculpture by Bill Wolfe
dedicated . . . — — Map (db m176253) HM
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. — — Map (db m61812) HM WM
On South 1st Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South 1st Street.
Site of house occupied as headquarters of
Colonel George Rogers Clark before capturing
Fort Sackville from the British February 25, 1779.
It was a private house facing the Fort.
Later Colonel Henry Hamilton, British Commander
of the . . . — — Map (db m23304) HM
Near South 2nd Street just south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
By Bishop De La Hailandiere, second Bishop of Vincennes, to serve seminary students, and later, orphans and school students of the Catholic Institutions of Vincennes. The chapel was part of the original St. Rose Academy operated by the sisters of . . . — — Map (db m176248) HM
On North 2nd Street north of Busseron Street, on the left when traveling north.
The second State Bank, chartered in 1834,
was a successful and stable venture in
uncertain times. John Ewing of Vincennes
was a leader in its creation.
This branch was built by John Moore
by 1838, saved by the Francis Vigo Chapter,
DAR, . . . — — Map (db m23282) HM
On West Scott Street, 0.2 miles north of North 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.
Side 1
Here, Shawnee warrior Tecumseh met with Indiana Territory Governor William Henry Harrison in August 1810 and July 1811. Tecumseh spoke for a growing confederacy of American Indians led by his brother The Prophet (Tenskwatawa); he denounced . . . — — Map (db m185673) HM
On North 2nd Street north of Hart Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built about 1830 by Samuel Judah, distinguished
pioneer lawyer who won the famous land grant case
for Vincennes University in the U. S. Supreme Court.
Occupied from 1848 to 1865 by Dr. John Isidore Baty,
builder of the three story addition. . . . — — Map (db m23306) HM
On Busseron Street at 5th Street, on the left when traveling east on Busseron Street.
In 1805 Transylvania Presbytery, Kentucky on petition of pioneer settlers in Knox County sent Rev. Thomas Cleland, who thus became the first Presbyterian minister to preach in Vincennes. The service was held at the Council House in the Indian . . . — — Map (db m61838) HM
On Vigo Street (State Road 441) west of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
(inscription on frieze)
George Rogers Clark
and the Frontiersmen
of the American Revolution
The Conquest of the West
(left panel near staircase):
The site of
Fort Sackville
Captured from the British
by George . . . — — Map (db m176259) HM WM
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