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Statue of Francis Vigo
Statue of Francis Vigo at the George Rogers Clark National Historic Park
Gravestone for François Riday Busseron
Busseron was a Canadian fur trader and militia captain at Vincennes. He sided with the Americans during the Revolutionary War. He and his men buried black power and ammunition when Hamilton retook fort and then offered it (and the support of his 75…
Portrait of Father Pierre Gibault
Father Pierre Gibault was born in Montreal, Canada in 1737. Gibault was thirty years old when he was ordained a priest on March 19, 1768. Within months, he was sent into the Illinois country as a missionary for the isolated frontier French…
Clark Reassures French at Kaskaskia
This is a drawing showing how Clark peacefully won over the French inhabitants of Kaskaskia, assuring a favorable reception from the other French towns, like Vincennes.
Plan of the Rapids of Falls of the Ohio, Latitude of Louisville.
A Map showing Corn Island. In early 1778, Clark went from Williamsburg to Fort Pitt to recruit men and obtain supplies. He then travelled down the Ohio River to Corn Island at the Falls of the Ohio before proceeding to Fort Sackville. Engraved for…
Articles of Surrender
Henry Hamilton to George Rogers Clark, February 24, 1779, Articles of Surrender