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The city of Vincennes is the county seat of Knox County, Indiana. It is located on the Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state. As of the 2000 census, the population was 18,701.

Vincennes University is located here.

Attractions:
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park The memorial and park built for the war hero George Rogers Clark.
Xavier Cathedral and Library The oldest Catholic church in the state of Indiana.
The Old Cathedral Library, Indiana's oldest library.
Grouseland, the mansion home of William Henry Harrison, 9th United States President.
Fort Knox II: Outline of the fort is marked for self-guided tours.
Fort Sackville, one of the forts of Vincennes.
The U.S. Navy has named several ships in honor of Vincennes.
The Servant of God, Bishop Simon Bruté de Remur, first Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes.
Vincennes is the proud representitve of the Mark Goodman Fiesta, in which citizens go to Ouabache Trails park and search in nearby Kelso creek for fossils.

The oldest town in Indiana, Vincennes was originally established in 1732 as a French fur trading post. It was built by François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, and renamed Poste Vincennes in his honor after he was captured and burned at the stake during a war with the Chickasaw nation.

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