Still driving around Vincennes. It being early Sunday morning, there wasn't much open, so just walked around a bit. I also saw the Brouollet French House dating to 1806 and one of only six remaining upright log houses in North America from that era.
Further south was the impressive George Rogers Clark National Historical Park and the structure.
I took a ride across that beautiful bridge crossing the Wabash River to Illinois and saw the marker showing that this is where a young Abraham Lincoln first set foot in the state where he made a name for himself.
I also went to the impressive Civil War monument by the Knox County courthouse, the centerpiece of the Knox County Veterans memorial, honoring those who served in all conflicts since the Civil War. Over 2,000 men from Knox County marched off to the Civil War and even 12 blacks from the county became members of the famed 54th Massachusetts regiment.
There was an extensive listing of names for all the wars. I'm not sure whether they were names of those who lost their lives or served.
On the way out of town on Main Street, which very likely was the original US-50, I passed two old gas stations at Ninth and Thirteenth streets.
Out in the Country Now. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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