George Rogers Clark Marker - Flora, Illinois
N 38° 40.061 W 088° 29.321
16S E 370488 N 4280951
Bicentennial plaque dedicated to George Rogers Clark and his men.
Waymark Code: WMB16J
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2011
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The plaque is dedicated to George Rogers Clark and his troops who conquered the British at Vincennes, Indiana.
The Vinsans Trace Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution did mark this project for the bicentennial.
The plaque is placed upon a granite block that measures approximately
24inches high by 36 inches long by 24 inches wide.
The inscription is as follows:
George Rogers Clark's conquest of the
Northwest was one of the most heroic
Chapters of the Revolution.
En route to Vincennes from Kaskaskia
Clsrk's troops followed a trail from the
Present sitr of Xenia to Lawerenceville
That was almost exactly the present
Route of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Clark and his men passed over this very
Area. In their arduous journey that ended
With their captur of Vincennes late in
Febuary, 1779
Marked as a
Bicentennial Project
Of
Vinsans Trace Chapter, NADAR
Flora, Illinois
1976
Parking: N 38° 40.061 W 088° 29.321
Address or General Location of Marker: This marker is located just outside of the Flora, Train Station Museum.
Supporting Web Documentation: Not listed
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