"The Old Northwest's most historic grounds. In the year 1702, Francois Morgan de Vincenne, an officer in the service of the King of France, built a fort here on the very spot where the Clark Memorial and the historic old cathedral stand. This Old North-west was under French rule until the treaty of Paris in 1763, which ended the French and Indian War and gave control to the British until 1779, when it was captured by Clark and his little army. Vincennes offers many of the historic showplaces of the nation.". There is no date on this postcard.
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