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Vincennes (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 38 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.6667 decimal degrees |
Long: 087 31 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -87.5167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Settlement on Wabash river, noted as oldest town in Indiana; French mission site was fortified in 1736; ceded to Britain 1763; taken by George Rogers Clark in 1779. |
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Vincennes (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named after Francois Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, who fortified site, in 1736 |
Post Saint Ange (H,V)
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Au Poste (H,V)
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Post Vincennes (H,V)
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Poste Ouabache (H,V)
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Knox (county) (P) |
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Vincennes (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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French mission established in early 18th cen., incorporated in 1856 |
city (C) |
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river settlement (C) |
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manufacturing center (C) |
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agricultural center (C) |
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fur station (H) |
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capital (H) |
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of Indiana territory 1800-1813 |
fort (H) |
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built in 1732 by François Marie Bissot |
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