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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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