Vincennes, Indiana

After my stop at the Lincoln Trail Memorial, I crossed the nearby bridge into Vincennes, Indiana.  This would mean that I traveled in the opposite direction as the Lincoln family.  Near the Indiana side of the bridge is the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park.  This monument commemorates a Revolutionary War general who fought against the British and some Indian tribes in what was then the western frontier.  The park includes this large round building.

The park also includes a statue of Francis Vigo, an Italian-born fur trader who joined the American cause and served as a spy for the above-mentioned General Clark.  Behind the statue is the Wabash River and Illinois.  Unfortunately, the focus in this picture isn't very good.  There's a street in Vincennes named after Vigo.

This row of headstones might be of people who died as far back as the French and Indian War.  The statue of Vigo is in the background.

I drove to another part of Vincennes to see Sugar Loaf Mound, which is in a modern residential neighborhood.

According to the sign, the public is allowed to climb the mound using some added steps, but are not allowed to ride or slide down its sides.

From the top, I could see some nearby roads, a sign, the mound's driveway, and an old building that looks like it might have housed restrooms at one time.  The Bigfootmobile is parked next to the building, but is obscured by trees.

After I climbed back down, it became time to continue heading eastward.

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There's one other thing I should mention.  George Rogers Clark was the brother of William Clark, who with Merriwether Lewis commanded the famous expedition up the Missouri River.