Fort Sackville IN 1779 - Vincennes, IN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 40.707 W 087° 32.139
16S E 453407 N 4281230
Many confuse history with fact, during the Revolutionary War this was not Indiana, but Virginia. George Rogers Clark fought for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and acquired, what is today, half of IL, half of IN, all of KY, for the Commonwealth.
Waymark Code: WM1080R
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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County of Marker: Knox County
Location ov marker: 2nd St., behind visitors center @ Dubois St., Vinvennes
Marker Erected By: National Park Service, and artist Richard Day

Marker Text:

FORT SACKVILLE IN 1779

Fort Sackville was constructed by the British during the Revolutionary War on the site now occupied by the Clark Memorial. Early in that conflict, the Redcoats dominated the frontier from posts north of the Ohio River by sending their Indian allies against the American settlers in Kentucky. As part of a bold strategy the end these attacks, George Rogers Clark and his small force of frontiersmen captured Fort Sackville following an epic mid-winter march through the flooded Wabash country in February 1779.

Type of Memorial: Plaque
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