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Given the proximity to the Wabash River, Vincennes was a strong fur-trading location early in Indiana’s history and the bank's charter allowed it to take furs and produce in exchange for cash. [5] The Old State Bank helped transform Indiana from a fur-trade to agricultural economy and was a key establishment in settling the Midwest. [11]
The Revolutionary War battle at Vincennes was featured in the 1901 novel Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson. [36] Four ships have also been named USS Vincennes in honor of this battle; as well as for the city. The first Vincennes was an 18-gun sloop-of-war commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867.
The basilica interior. The history of St. Francis Xavier parish is closely tied to development of the Catholic Church in Indiana—the parish has ties to six Roman Catholic dioceses in North America: the Diocese of Quebec, Canada, the Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, the Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, the Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Diocese of ...
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.
The Vincennes Trace was a major trackway running through what are now the American states of Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. Originally formed by millions of migrating bison , the Trace crossed the Ohio River near the Falls of the Ohio and continued northwest to the Wabash River , near present-day Vincennes , before it crossed to what became ...
A History of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Vincennes. Indianapolis, IN: Carlon and Hollenbeck. "Bishop's Office - Brief History Of The Diocese". Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary, Indiana; Day, Richard. "History of the Old Cathedral". Archived from the original on 5 March 2010
The Old State Bank, also known as the Second State Bank, Vincennes Branch, is a historic bank building located at Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. It was built in 1838, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, Greek Revival style brick building. The building measures 36 feet wide and 48 feet deep.
Vincennes: Moved to a new location in 1999 2: Rose Hill Farmstead: Rose Hill Farmstead: March 3, 1995 (#95000202) June 15, 2012: Old Louisville Rd, 0.25 miles north of its junction with Old Wheatland Rd., and east of Vincennes: Palmyra Township