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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
(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
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
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
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 m176263) HM
"...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
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
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
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 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
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
"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
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
"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
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 countrys need to fill the ranks of its . . . — — Map (db m233847) WM
( 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 m23252) HM
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
"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
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
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
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
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
Indian and pioneer trail from Anthonys 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
Built here, 1858 - - operated until 1919.
Julia Marlowe made her debut in this famous
theater and such great actors as Edwin Booth,
Maude Adams, Joseph Jefferson, John Drew, and
The Barrymores played to large and appreciative
audiences. — — Map (db m23283) HM
The Old Cathedral
Center of growth of the Catholic faith and scene of
the great events of early American History in
The Old Northwest Territory.
This historic and stately cathedral
was raised to the rank of a
Basilica
by his . . . — — Map (db m176205) HM
Contains the graves (mostly unmarked) of some 4,000 inhabitants of early Vincennes, including soldiers and patriots of the American Revolution who helped Colonel George Rogers Clark to capture nearby Fort Sackville in 1779. The cemetery marks the . . . — — Map (db m176258) HM
Although the Wabash River begins in Ohio, its 475-mile length in Indiana makes it a thoroughly Indiana river. The Miami Indian tribes named it Wah-Bah Shik-Ki which roughly translates as "pure white" and comes from the white limestone riverbed as . . . — — Map (db m176200) HM
Commemorating the patriotism, devotion to duty, valor, energy and seamanship of those Americans who served in the ships
U.S.S. Vincennes
Each a man-of-war, these ships of the United States Navy carried out missions which expanded . . . — — Map (db m61817) HM WM
The USS Indianapolis (SSN 697), a nuclear fast attack, Los Angeles class submarine, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Indianapolis, Indiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General . . . — — Map (db m187318) HM
So named in honor of French Canadian, Francois-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (17001736).
In 1732, he built a fort here to protect the claims of France in the New World.
In 1736, Vincennes was burned at the stake by Chickasaw Indians . . . — — Map (db m176264) HM
Designed by local architect John B. Bayard in Collegiate Gothic Style; built 1917-1918. Dedicated 1919, with 13, 518 books and 4, 207 registered borrowers, as Vincennes Public Library; Public Library located in City Hall since 1889. Modern . . . — — Map (db m23254) HM
A group of women interested in the works of
William Shakespeare founded a literary society
on November 11, 1891. It's the oldest non-
sectarian women's club in Vincennes. Extensive
philanthropic work at local and state levels
include advocacy . . . — — Map (db m226443) HM
After taking Kaskaskia on July 5, 1778, George Roges Clark, Acting under Virginia authority, sent Father Pierre Gibault, as his envoy, to Vincennes. Gibault convinced the villagers there to take an oath of loyalty to the Americans. In early August, . . . — — Map (db m176262) HM
Marker Plaque Vincennes University was founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy by William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory and Chartered by the Indiana Territorial Legislature in 1806. The columns of this gateway served as the . . . — — Map (db m23276) HM
Harrison became Governor of Indiana Territory 1800; he administered government of District of Louisiana 1804-1805. In Vincennes, he served as a contact during the expedition; surviving records document his support and his involvement in decisions . . . — — Map (db m23251) HM
You will commence the necessary arrangements for erecting a stockade-work with a blockhouse and accommodations for the garrison, including a small store and a small magazine or powder house, which should be made of brick. The . . . — — Map (db m226360) HM
The troops have left Vincennes. It is a sad sight to see them depart, a great many fine young men. A number of volunteers from Ohio and Kentucky, some very young, left their studies at college to go on this campaign. What a changing . . . — — Map (db m226425) HM
On the 16th instant, a boat loaded with the brave fellows who were wounded in the action of the 7th arrived at this place from Fort Harrison, and on the 17th another from the same place On Sunday last the Governor arrived with the . . . — — Map (db m226427) HM
A number of soldiers have died of their wounds since their return. Funerals often, sometimes two a day. Very solemn is the sight and sound, for the coffins are followed by soldiers, with their arms reversed, marching to the tune of . . . — — Map (db m226431) HM
Twenty Dollars Reward
Deserted from the garrison of Fort Knox, Indiana Territory, on the 12th instant:
John Rierly
a private soldier in Captain Thornton Posey's company, Seventh Regiment, United States Infantry. He is . . . — — Map (db m226376) HM
The governor of Indiana Territory and commander in-chief of the militia, being charged by the President of the United States with a military expedition, takes command of the troops assigned, that is: The detachment of regular troops . . . — — Map (db m226424) HM
In my last [letter] I informed you of Captain Posey having killed Lieutenant Jennings. He said that Lieutenant Jennings had come into his room, that some altercation had taken placed between them, that he had insisted upon the . . . — — Map (db m226378) HM
Men of Courage, Patriotism and Enterprise who are desirous of serving their country in the honorable capacity of Soldiers in this important crisis of our national affairs, are informed that the subscriber has established a . . . — — Map (db m226432) HM
Near this spot, lie the remains of United States Soldiers who served at
Fort Knox between 1803 and 1813. Some of these men died of wounds
received at the Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. After a painful
journey back, the sight of the flag . . . — — Map (db m226379) HM WM
Captain Zachary Taylor has been placed in command of the garrison near this. To all the qualities which are esteemed for an amicable man, he appears to unite those which form a good officer. In the short time he has been a commander, . . . — — Map (db m226422) HM
The Shawnee Indians have come. They passed by the garrison, which is three miles above Vincennes, on Sunday last, in eighty canoes. They were all painted in the most terrific manner. They were stopped at the garrison by me, for a . . . — — Map (db m226373) HM
You are authorized to remove the garrison [of Fort Knox] to such place near the town as shall be deemed expedient. Secretary of War William Eustis to Acting Governor John Gibson, December 7, 1812
I have succeeded so . . . — — Map (db m226433) HM
It is quiet now, but this place soce knew the sound of drums, marching feet, and shouted orders William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, two men who later became President, were here. Tecumseh, a great Indian leader, stopped on the river directly . . . — — Map (db m226434) HM
