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Vincennes is a city in, and the county seat of, Knox County, Indiana, United States. [4] It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute.
Vincennes Historic District is a national historic district located at Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana.The district encompasses 1,161 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, 9 contributing structures, and 37 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Vincennes.
Pages in category "Vincennes, Indiana" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1966, Indiana transferred the site to the National Park Service. Adjacent to the memorial is a visitor center which presents interpretive programs and displays. The center is situated on South 2nd Street in Vincennes. The site is located in the Vincennes Historic District.
The Diocese of Vincennes (Latin: Dioecesis Vincennapolis) was the first Latin Church diocese in Indiana.It was erected 6 May 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI.Its initial ecclesiastical jurisdiction encompassed Indiana as well as the eastern third of Illinois, with its see city in Vincennes, Indiana.
It was named Fort Vincennes in honor of Vincennes, who had been captured and burned at the stake in 1735 during a war with the Chickasaw nation based to the south. In 1736, Louis Groston de Saint-Ange de Bellerive assumed command of the post. He rebuilt the fort, also known as Fort Saint-Ange, [5] and developed the post as a major trading center.
Location of Knox County in Indiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
Vincennes University, also known colloquially as Territorial University during the early 19th century, was the only public university established by the Indiana Territory, prior to the formation of the states of Indiana and Illinois. The town of Vincennes was chosen as the location of both the capital of the Indiana Territory and of the ...