Just For Fun

We made it to Highland on Friday. We are having a great visit DESPITE the rain that is falling today.

I am posting the rest of the pictures of Vincennes Indiana.

In Vincennes we visited the Clark Memorial.  A beautiful memorial that stands on the site of Fort Sackville to commemorate the capture of the fort from British Lt. Governor Hamilton and his soldiers by Lt. Col. George Roger Clark.  Also on the ground is a statue of Francis Vigo, a fur trader who helped the American forces during the Revolutionary War.

To the side of the the Memorial is the Old Catherdral Church also known as St. Francis Xavier Church.  It is the oldest church in Indiana.  The current church is the third church to be built on this site and was built between 1824 and 1834.   On the grounds is the church, the library, a museum, and the old French and Indiana Cemetery.  There are over 4,000 early settlers buried in the cemetery.  Most of the stones are gone.

The old Church and the Clark Memorial sit on the bank of the Wabash River.

Our last stop in Vincennes was at the courthouse.  A beautiful building with a War Memorial beside it. 

Vincennes, childhood home of Clint Barnes, David Goodnow, Alvy Moore, Red Skelton, Jan Fields, is a beautiful historical town. It also has a lot of "firsts" - first newspaper in Indiana (1799), first Masonic Lodge (1809), first bank (1814), first post office to name a few.


Enjoy the pictures

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