The Vincennes Trace was a major trackway running through what are now the American states of Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. Originally formed by millions...
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Buffalo Trace may refer to: Vincennes Trace (sometimes known as Buffalo Trace due to its origin), a pioneer trail in southern Indiana Buffalo Trace Distillery...
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Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, to build a post along the Wabash River to discourage local nations from trading with the English. Vincennes founded the new...
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The Siege of Fort Vincennes, also known as the Siege of Fort Sackville and the Battle of Vincennes, was a Revolutionary War frontier battle fought in present-day...
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of the Vincennes Trace or Vincennes Trail, a buffalo (bison) migration route and a Native American trail which ran some 250 miles to Vincennes, Indiana...
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The Château de Vincennes (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛ̃sɛn]) is a former fortress and royal residence next to the town of Vincennes, on the eastern...
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established in the 1830s as a way station for settlers traveling on the Vincennes Trace, and the settlement prospered because it was conveniently situated...
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Illinois campaign (redirect from Vincennes expedition)
governor at Fort Detroit, reoccupied Vincennes with a small force. In February 1779, Clark returned to Vincennes in a surprise winter expedition and retook...
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Pennsylvania, through the Alleghenys to Kittanning, Pennsylvania Vincennes Trace Boston Post Road or King's Highway First ride to lay out Post Road...
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of the Vincennes Trace or Vincennes Trail, an Indian trail which ran some 250 miles (400 km) to Vincennes, Indiana, was called Hubbard's Trace or Hubbard's...
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Shelbyville to Indianapolis, the paving of the Buffalo Trace and renaming it the Vincennes Trace, and the paving of the remainder of the Michigan Road...
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The Vincennes porcelain manufactory was established in 1740 in the disused royal Château de Vincennes, in Vincennes, east of Paris, which was from the...
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the Buffalo Trace crossed the Wabash at Vincennes, some historians believe the post was at or near the site of the modern city of Vincennes. Some other...
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Vincennes signed in 1804 was to purchase additional lands for settlement. The area purchased was south of the Vincennes tract and the Buffalo Trace,...
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American commandant at Vincennes. To counter Clark's advance, British forces under Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton recaptured Vincennes with a small force...
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Vincennes Historic District is a national historic district located at Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. The district encompasses 1,161 contributing buildings...
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what is now the bois de Vincennes The long process of turning this residence into a fortified castle, the Château de Vincennes, began in about 1337, when...
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The Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes is a Gothic royal chapel within the fortifications of the Château de Vincennes on the east edge of Paris, France. It was...
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Leonard Helm (section Vincennes)
and plundered their goods. Helm's reaction from Vincennes was strong. Helm called up the Vincennes militia and the garrison under Lt. Brashears, and...
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New Goshen to Vincennes travels north–south instead of east–west. US 150 travels concurrently with its parent route, US 50, from Vincennes to Shoals. Between...
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Vincennes (CA-44) had been sunk. In order to perpetuate the name, Flint was renamed Vincennes on 16 October 1942. Launched on 17 July 1943, Vincennes...
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Parc Astérix (redirect from Trace du Hourra)
Goudurix, a large steel multi-looping coaster, built by Vekoma (1989); Trace du Hourra, a 900-metre large bobsled roller coaster with an 80 km/h top...
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Scouting in Indiana (redirect from Buffalo Trace Council)
Buffalo Trace Council has operated four camps throughout its existence, three of which are still in existence. Camp Arthur, located near Vincennes, opened...
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Vincennes from 2 August to 12 November 1900. It was a 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) long circular route connecting the recently opened Porte de Vincennes metro...
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Grouseland (category Vincennes, Indiana)
local bricks manufactured not far from Vincennes. It is believed to have been the first brick building in Vincennes as well as the Indiana Territory. Limestone...
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Route 50 from Vincennes to Shoals. It then runs east to New Albany before overlapping Interstate 64 into Kentucky. Between Vincennes and New Albany the...
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The Indiana Division or Coal Branch of the Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad (also known as the Pumpkin Vine Railroad) carried coal from mines...
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Bagnolet : autoroute A3 Porte de Montreuil : route nationale 302 Porte de Vincennes : route nationale 34 Porte Jaune Porte de Saint-Mandé Porte de Montempoivre...
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Beauté-sur-Marne was a royal castle near Vincennes, situated on the territory of the current commune of Nogent-sur-Marne. "Of all the pleasant and agreeable...
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Kaskaskia to Fort Vincennes, which resulted in the conquest of Illinois by the army of Virginia. Traces of the Kaskaskia/Vincennes road can be seen in...
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