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Post On-line Store. The source for all your VU
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History
"In 1731 the French government established
a military post (or Poste) along the Wabash
River and a fort was completed in 1732.
Quebec-born Francois-Maire Bissot, who
inherited the title Sieur de Vincennes
from his father, founded the fort, and
the French and Native Americans who settled
in this area used it as a trading and
military post. Over two and one-half centuries
later, Vincennes (the oldest city in Indiana)
is still affectionately known as the Old
Post." By: Richard King |
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