Unexpected Vincennes
Vincennes and the surrounding community are fortunate to have well-known historical sites and attractions including the George Rogers Clark National Historical…
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Streetcarslocation_fillThis unassuming corner is the former site of the Vincennes Streetcar Barns. For over fifty-five years this are…
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Pearl Citylocation_fillThe name “Pearl City” originated sometime between 1900 and the early 1930s, when the mussel fishing industry h… -
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McGrady-Brockman Houselocation_fillIn 1859 Major Charles P. McGrady, former president of the Vincennes Gas Light Company and railroad contractor,… -
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Bonner-Allen Houselocation_fillThe “Bonner-Allen House,” located at 505 Main Street, was built around 1842 in the Federal or Greek Revival ar… -
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Abner T. Ellis Houselocation_fillThe Greek Revival House was constructed for Abner T. Ellis in or around 1838. He lived in the home until his d… -
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Old Cathedral’s Bruté Librarylocation_fillWho is Bishop Simon Bruté? He was a brilliant man whose remains are interred in a crypt beneath the altar in t… -
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Gimbel Cornerlocation_fillYou are now standing on the corner where one of the world’s largest department store empires began. Adam Gimbe… -
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Terrace Gardenslocation_fill“Terrace Gardens” was once one of the hottest and most popular entertainment venues in Vincennes. It was the d… -
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Vincennes Union Depotlocation_fillYou are now looking at what remains of a once grand structure that was one of the main hubs of activity in the… -
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Vincennes City Cemeterylocation_fillThe Vincennes City Cemetery is made up of three sections of land named “Greenlawn,” “Fairview,” and “Memorial …
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