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vinu.edu. Vincennes University (VU) is a public college with its main campus in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy, VU is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Indiana. VU was chartered in 1806 as the Indiana Territory 's four-year university and remained the state of Indiana's sole publicly ...
18-79208 [2] GNIS feature ID. 0445300 [3] Website. www.vincennes.org. 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.
Spain. United States. Francis Vigo, [a] born Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo (December 13, 1747 – March 22, 1836), was an Italian-American who aided the American colonial forces during the Revolutionary War and helped found a public university in Vincennes, Indiana. Born in Mondovì, Italy, he served with the Spanish Army in New Orleans.
Curtis Grover Shake (July 14, 1887 – September 11, 1978), was a jurist, politician, author, and a member of the Indiana Senate who served as a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 4, 1938 to January 7, 1945, serving as Chief Justice three separate times (1939, 1941, and 1944). During his career, he was the presiding civilian ...
Isaac Kelley Beckes (September 19, 1909 – July 13, 1988) was the president of Vincennes University from 1950 to 1980. [1] Before going to Vincennes he was the executive secretary of the United Christian Youth Movement. [2][3] He is considered one of the initial leaders of a nationwide educational movement to add occupational programs ...
Paris 8 University. Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis (French: Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis), or usually the University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis, Paris 8, or historically the University of Paris in Vincennes[2][3] is a public university in the Greater Paris, France. Once part of the historic University of Paris, it is now ...
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. In 1843 the Diocese of Chicago was erected from the ...
Added to NRHP. March 24, 1982. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the French, British and U.S. forces built and occupied a number of forts at Vincennes, Indiana. These outposts commanded a strategic position on the Wabash River. The names of the installations were changed by the various ruling parties, and the forts were considered ...