George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes Indiana
On February 25, 1779, Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark, older brother of William Clark, led the capture of Fort Sackville and British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton as part of the celebrated Illinois Campaign, which lasted from 1778 to 1779. The heroic march of Clark's men from Kaskaskia on the Mississippi River in mid-winter and the subsequent victory over the British remains one of the most memorable feats of the American Revolution.
In 1966, Indiana transferred the site to the National Park Service. Adjacent to the memorial is a visitor center which presents interpretive programs and displays. The center is situated on South 2nd Street in Vincennes. The site is located in the Vincennes Historic District. It is located at 401 S 2nd St, Vincennes, IN 47591. #wanderingnursewhitlock
George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes Indiana
The memorial building is a circular granite structure surrounded by sixteen granite fluted Greek Doric columns in a peripteral colonnade, capped with a saucer dome of glass panels and resting on a stylobate. Captured June 19, 2019
Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Francis Xavier) in Vincennes Indiana
The current Old Cathedral was built in 1826, and stands on the site of three previous churches. The first was a crude log structure built about 1732, where the first Catholic parish in Indiana was formed. Four bishops are buried in the crypt of the current Cathedral, and the adjoining cemetery is the final resting place of over 4,000 early citizens of Vincennes. Captured June 19, 2019
Virgin Mary Memorial in Vincennes Indiana
Erected by Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Fritch in memory of their parents. Captured June 19, 2019
Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Francis Xavier) in Vincennes Indiana
The current Old Cathedral was built in 1826, and stands on the site of three previous churches. The first was a crude log structure built about 1732, where the first Catholic parish in Indiana was formed. Four bishops are buried in the crypt of the current Cathedral, and the adjoining cemetery is the final resting place of over 4,000 early citizens of Vincennes. Captured June 19, 2019
Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Francis Xavier) in Vincennes Indiana
The current Old Cathedral was built in 1826, and stands on the site of three previous churches. The first was a crude log structure built about 1732, where the first Catholic parish in Indiana was formed. Four bishops are buried in the crypt of the current Cathedral, and the adjoining cemetery is the final resting place of over 4,000 early citizens of Vincennes. Captured June 19, 2019
George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes Indiana
Captured June 19, 2019
Site of Ferry Landing/Lincoln Memorial Bridge in Vincennes Indiana
From this place in the year 1850, Abraham Lincoln crossed the Wabash River to Illinois. Raoul Josset designed the Lincoln Memorial Bridge across the Wabash River to compliment the memorial aesthetically. It includes relief carvings designed by a monument by Nellie Walker on the Illinois side of the bridge and celebrates the migration of Abraham Lincoln. Captured June 19, 2019
Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Francis Xavier) in Vincennes Indiana
The current Old Cathedral was built in 1826, and stands on the site of three previous churches. The first was a crude log structure built about 1732, where the first Catholic parish in Indiana was formed. Four bishops are buried in the crypt of the current Cathedral, and the adjoining cemetery is the final resting place of over 4,000 early citizens of Vincennes. Captured June 19, 2019
George Rogers Clark National Historic Parki n Vincennes Indiana
The memorial building is a circular granite structure surrounded by sixteen granite fluted Greek Doric columns in a peripteral colonnade, capped with a saucer dome of glass panels and resting on a stylobate. Captured June 19, 2019
Virgin Mary Memorial in Vincennes Indiana
Erected by Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Fritch in memory of their parents. Captured June 19, 2019
Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Francis Xavier) in Vincennes Indiana
The current Old Cathedral was built in 1826, and stands on the site of three previous churches. The first was a crude log structure built about 1732, where the first Catholic parish in Indiana was formed. Four bishops are buried in the crypt of the current Cathedral, and the adjoining cemetery is the final resting place of over 4,000 early citizens of Vincennes. Captured June 19, 2019
Statue of Father Pierre Gibault in Vincennes Indiana
The adjacent grounds of the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier hold a 1934 bronze statue by Albin Polasek honoring Father Pierre Gibault, another figure in the Revolutionary War. Captured June 19, 2019
George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes Indiana
The memorial building is a circular granite structure surrounded by sixteen granite fluted Greek Doric columns in a peripteral colonnade, capped with a saucer dome of glass panels and resting on a stylobate. Captured June 19, 2019
Statue by John Angel dedicated to Francis Vigo in Vincennes Indiana
John Angel's granite statue of Francis Vigo, a 4-by-9-foot (1.2 by 2.7 m) monument overlooking the Wabash River erected in 1934 that honors the Italian-American merchant who assisted General Clark. Captured June 19, 2019
George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes Indiana
The memorial building is a circular granite structure surrounded by sixteen granite fluted Greek Doric columns in a peripteral colonnade, capped with a saucer dome of glass panels and resting on a stylobate. Captured June 19, 2019
