"Indiana's Oldest City" Top 5 Page for this destination Vincennes by sambarnett

Vincennes Travel Guide: 40 reviews and 133 photos

George Rogers Clark Memorial with the spire of the Old Cathedral peeking out from the trees.

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Between 4000-5000 bodies rest here, including early French settlers, Cathedral priests, soldiers who died during the... more travel advice

Construction of the current structure began in 1826 on the site of two previous, wooden parrishes, the first in Indiana.... more travel advice

Yup, nothin' quite like entering a town and finding out they've named a street after you. (Oddly enough, the street two... more travel advice

Cross into Illinois over the Wabash River on the Lincoln Memorial Bridge to see memorial commemorating Abe Lincoln's... more travel advice

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pabertra Jun 15, 2005 at 11:24 AM

Sam--Lived in Indiana most of my life and never made it to Vincennes, but heading there this summer. Thanks for giving me a preview! Best, Paige
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egonwegh Nov 1, 2004 at 3:40 AM

Hi Sam, thanks for that interesting tip about the burial mound!
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miner Jun 9, 2004 at 7:31 PM

Surely somewhere in Vincennes is a Samuel Street !!
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deecat Dec 7, 2003 at 6:54 PM

Vincennes is my old "stomping grounds" from my teen years. I lived across that bridge on the Illinois side 30 minutes away in Robinson. My niece lives there now. Great pages. Lots of memories.
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craic Jul 27, 2003 at 9:47 AM

Another ripper page.
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b1bob Jul 26, 2003 at 8:29 AM

You might have a street in Vincennes, IN named after you, but I have a whole town (Atkins, VA) named for me. It's a small town (I wouldn't have it any other way) in southwest Virginia.
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zrim Jul 23, 2003 at 1:51 PM

So it seems that it's not such a tragedy that old William Henry kicked the bucket only forty days or so into his presidency.