George Rogers Clark NHP, Vincennes, IN Photos

The George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes, IN centers around neoclassical memorial build in 1931 on the site where American Revolutionaries captured the British Fort Sackville on Feb. 25, 1779. This victory stopped the British from being able to attack American states from the West and gave the Americans control of the Northwest Territories from the Appalachians to the Mississippi River.

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George Rogers Clark National Historical Park marks site of Fort Sackville captured from British in Revolutionary War. Vincennes, IN.Clark Memorial in George Rogers Clark National Historical Park run by National Park Service. Vincennes, IN.Doric columns of Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Musket firing at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park marks site of Fort Sackville captured from British (Feb. 25, 1779) in Revolutionary War. Vincennes, IN.Clark Memorial (1931) in George Rogers Clark National Historical Park run by National Park Service. Vincennes, IN.Doric columns of Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Musket firing at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Statue of George Rogers Clark Revolutionary War Leader who captured frontier British Fort Sackville after leading a small band of American troops through freezing flood waters of Wabash River. Vincennes, IN.Statue of George Rogers Clark ringed by murals by Ezra Winter depicting his Revolutionary War epic which secured the American frontier & protected American states from invasion from the West. Vincennes, IN.Statue of George Rogers Clark ringed by murals depicting his Revolutionary War campaign to wrest control of American West from the British. Vincennes, IN.Statue of George Rogers Clark with American victory murals in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Statue of George Rogers Clark Revolutionary War Leader who captured frontier British Fort Sackville after leading a small band of American troops through freezing flood waters of Wabash River. Vincennes, IN.Statue of George Rogers Clark ringed by murals by Ezra Winter depicting his Revolutionary War epic which secured the American frontier & protected American states from invasion from the West. Vincennes, IN.Statue of George Rogers Clark ringed by murals depicting his Revolutionary War campaign to wrest control of American West from the British. Vincennes, IN.Statue of George Rogers Clark with American victory murals in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Kentucky - Entering the Great Valley mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Cahokia - Peace or War with the Indians mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.The Wabash - Through Wilderness and Flood mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Vincennes - The British Barrier to the West mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Kentucky - Entering the Great Valley mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Cahokia - Peace or War with the Indians mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.The Wabash - Through Wilderness and Flood mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Vincennes - The British Barrier to the West mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Fort Sackville - Britain Yields Possession mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Marietta - The Northwest a New Territory mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.St Louis - The Way Opened to the Pacific mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Kentucky - Entering the Great Valley mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Fort Sackville - Britain Yields Possession mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Marietta - The Northwest a New Territory mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.St Louis - The Way Opened to the Pacific mural in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Kentucky - Entering the Great Valley mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Cahokia - Peace or War with the Indians mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.The Wabash - Through Wilderness and Flood mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Vincennes - The British Barrier to the West mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Fort Sackville - Britain Yields Possession mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Cahokia - Peace or War with the Indians mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.The Wabash - Through Wilderness and Flood mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Vincennes - The British Barrier to the West mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Fort Sackville - Britain Yields Possession mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Marietta - The Northwest a New Territory mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.St Louis - The Way Opened to the Pacific mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Skylight in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.American eagle etched in skylight of Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Marietta - The Northwest a New Territory mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.St Louis - The Way Opened to the Pacific mural detail in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Skylight in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.American eagle etched in skylight of Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Art Deco Indian on Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Art Deco frontiersman on Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Dragon air vent in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Statue of Colonel Francis Vigo who gave financial aid to Colonel George Rogers Clark in his campaign against Fort Sackville at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Art Deco Indian on Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Art Deco frontiersman on Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Dragon air vent in Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Statue of Colonel Francis Vigo (1747-1836) who gave financial aid to Colonel George Rogers Clark in his campaign against Fort Sackville at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Brass compass such as used by surveyor like George Rogers Clark at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Display of dress of various factions in Battle of Fort Sackville at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.French dinner plate of tin-glazed earthenware at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.French wine bottle as used by French settlers in Wabash River Valley at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Brass compass such as used by surveyor like George Rogers Clark at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.Display of dress of various factions in Battle of Fort Sackville at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.French dinner plate of tin-glazed earthenware at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.French wine bottle (mid 18thC) as used by French settlers in Wabash River Valley at Clark Memorial. Vincennes, IN.
Lincoln Memorial Bridge across Wabash River in Vincennes. Vincennes, IN.Lincoln Memorial Bridge across Wabash River & Indiana / Illinois boundary. Vincennes, IN.Relief sculpture of Indian by Raoul Josset on Lincoln Memorial Bridge across Wabash River. Vincennes, IN.Relief sculpture of Indian by Raoul Josset on Lincoln Memorial Bridge across Wabash River. Vincennes, IN.
Lincoln Memorial Bridge across Wabash River in Vincennes. Vincennes, IN.Lincoln Memorial Bridge across Wabash River & Indiana / Illinois boundary. Vincennes, IN.Relief sculpture of Indian by Raoul Josset on Lincoln Memorial Bridge across Wabash River. Vincennes, IN.Relief sculpture of Indian by Raoul Josset on Lincoln Memorial Bridge across Wabash River. Vincennes, IN.
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