Patriotism of Charles Gratiot ~ Vincennes, IN
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YoSam.
N 38° 40.824 W 087° 32.010
16S E 453596 N 4281446
Furnished needed materials for Clark to accomplish his deed.
Waymark Code: WM9XJF
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2010
Views: 8
County of Marker: Knox County
Date Marker Erected: July 4, 1976
Marker Text:
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.
Group that erected the marker: Huguenot Societies of the Old Northwest Territory - OHIO - INDIANA - ILLINOIS - MICHIGAN - WISCONSIN
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:
Main St. & 1st St.,
Vincennes, IN usa
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