File #3873: "1901-1902 Catalog, Vincennes."

1901-1902 Catalog, Vincennes.

Indiana--History; Vincennes (Ind.)--History; College Publications

Pg. 8-9. Left page: GENERAL INFORMATION: LOCATION: Describes Vincennes' location on the Wabash River, railroad connections, historic attractions. POINTS ABOUT VINCENNES: Describes the history of Vincennes from the original Piankeshaw Indian village, which was next to the site of a French fort somewhere between 1702 and 1727, followed by arrival of Jesuit missionaries. Right page: Describes the first Catholic church, with Father Meurin, started in 1749, which is now St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, built in 1839; the Vincennes Diocese Bishops, Bishop Chatard, the Cathedral Library, and the French houses; the British possession of the area from 1763, the story of George Rogers Clark arriving to capture the town from the British.

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

1901-1902

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

jpg

eng

Image

vul-vuc-1901-00007