Fort Knox, First Site
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 40.929 W 087° 31.815
16S E 453879 N 4281638
In 1787, Army's westernmost outpost.
Waymark Code: WM38T1
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2008
Views: 29
Marker Erected by: Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission.
Marker Location: 1st St. & Buntin St., 2 blks. S. of Old French House, Vincennes.
Marker Text:
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.