Site of House Occupied as Headquarters

Site of House Occupied as Headquarters (HMFF5)

Location: Vincennes, IN 47591 Knox County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 40.836', W 87° 31.99'

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Site of house occupied as headquarters ofColonel George Rogers Clark before capturingFort Sackville from the British February 25, 1779.It was a private house facing the Fort.
Later Colonel Henry Hamilton, British Commanderof the Garrison, was housed here after the surrenderand before his removal to Williamsburg, Virginia.
This marker erected by the Indiana Daughters of theAmerican Revolution in 1954 is Dedicated to thoseValiant Americans who achieved this great conquest.
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HM NumberHMFF5
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Year Placed1954
Placed ByIndiana Daughters of the American Revolution
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 3:42pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 453625 N 4281468
Decimal Degrees38.68060000, -87.53316667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 40.836', W 87° 31.99'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 40' 50.16" N, 87° 31' 59.40" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 112 S 1st St, Vincennes IN 47591, US
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