Sher
While Sher and I were driving around Vincennes looking for interesting things, we spotted the steeple of a large church. We parked, got out and went up to one of the historical information signs. Then we looked to the right and wow, there was a huge structure that looked like a monument you’d see in Washington, D.C.
What we were seeing was the George Rogers Clark Memorial. The monument honors the 1779 victory of General George Rogers Clark over the British at Fort Sackville, on the Wabash River in what is now Vincennes. This was a hugely successful campaign during the Revolutionary War and led to the United States claiming the Northwest Territory from Britain.
Detail of the monument inscription
Francis Vigo, with the Wabash River behind
The State of Indiana built the monument in 1933 and President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated it in 1936. The site was turned…
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The round structure is beautiful! ❤️
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It is really impressive. We enjoyed finding it, we weren’t expecting it.
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Thanks for photographing it. ☺️
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Like ou, we love taking pictures! 😉
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Keep on clicking those new photos!
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I’ve been there. I found the monument impressive.
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This one is as good as or better than some of the monuments in DC.
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I thought it was the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC when it first popped up on my screen.
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It does resemble Jefferson’s Memorial The structure is of a scale and design worthy of Washington D.C.
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