Home of Francis Vigo - Vincennes, IN
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N 38° 40.831 W 087° 31.881
16S E 453783 N 4281458
Born in Sardinia, this Italian became a Spanish soldier. That got him to the Americas, he remained and became a major influence.
Waymark Code: WM8DH1
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2010
Views: 4
County of Marker: Knox County
Date Marker Erected: 1966
Marker Text:
HOME OF FRANCIS VIGO
Colonel Vigo built an elegant residence here in 1800. Vigo, a fur trader, helped George Rogers Clark in capturing Fort Sackville and winning the Northwest. Governor William Henry Harrison lived here temporarily after first coming to Vincennes.
More can be read about his man in the link below and here: Francis Vigo
Group that erected the marker: Indiana Historical Society,
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
N. 2nd St. & Busseron St.
Vincennes, IN USA
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