Vincennes ~ Vincennes, IN
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YoSam.
N 38° 40.800 W 087° 31.962
16S E 453665 N 4281401
Bicentennial and Fraternity groups got together to note the beginnings of this town.
Waymark Code: WMN538
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2014
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County of Marker: Knox County
Location of marker: 2nd St. & Main St., the Mall, Vincennes
Date marker erected: 1976
Marker erected by: Delta Theta Tau Sorority, Epsilon Psi Chapter and Alumnae Association, & US Bicentennial Commission
Marker Text:
So named in honor of French Canadian, Francois-Marle Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (1700-1736).
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 near the present town of Fulton, Tennessee.
Detail of the founding and names University of Southern Indiana
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