Grouseland - Indiana Territory ~ Vincennes, IN
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 41.130 W 087° 31.530
16S E 454295 N 4282008
Two markers so intertwined I feel the belong as one. Lewis & Clark, Indiana, Wabash River, so much history here.
Waymark Code: WM8CJ9
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2010
Views: 11
County of Marker: Knox County
Marker One Text:
Welcome to
"GROUSELAND"
Built 1803 ~ 1804
HOME OF
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
Governor Indiana Territory 1800-1812
President of the United States 1840
Mansion owned and restored by
Francis Vigo Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
OPEN DAILY 9 to 5
Marker Two Text:
On July 4, 1800, the western part of the Northwest Territory became the Indiana Territory. It covered land that would eventually be included in the present states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Vincennes, on the Wabash River, was established as the seat of government.
President John Adams appointed William Henry Harrison the first territorial governor. Harrison later became the ninth President of the United States.
There are several interesting site about this location, you may visit some of them here: Gouseland Tours , Gouseland, Indiana , National Park Service