FIRST - Site of Fort Knox - Vincennes, IN
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N 38° 40.929 W 087° 31.815
16S E 453879 N 4281638
In 1787, Army's westernmost outpost.
Waymark Code: WM107FM
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/14/2019
Views: 2
County of marker: Knox County
Marker Location: 1st St. & Buntin St., 2 blks. S. of Old French House, Vincennes
Marker Erected by: Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission
Date Erected: 1966
Marker Text:
FORT KNOX, FIRST SITE
Built in 1787 by Major John F. Hamtramck under command of General Josiah Harmar. United States Army's most western outpost for several years. Named for General Henry Knox, first Secretary of War.
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