I saw quite a bit of colonial/Revolutionary War/Indian places on the way, especially in Illinois and Indiana. At one point in Illinois, there was a history-on-a stick about a treaty signed by Chief Pontiac.
Then, Vincennes, Indiana, is a trip back in time all by itself. I already knew about the George Rodgers Clark Memorial at the former site of British Fort Sackville along the Wabash River, but I did not know about Vincennes being the former capital of Indiana Territory and the reconstructed buildings that give its story. Also, future president William Henry Harrison was territorial governor and his house, Grouseland has been preserved by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Also, there is the Brouillet French House built in 1806 and the home of a French fur trader. They say it is one of only six remaining upright log and mud houses in North America.
There was also a sign by Grouseland House saying it was the future site of Walnut Grove, not the Little House on the Prairie, where William Henry Harrison had two Indian meetings in 1810 and 1811.
Lots of History in Vincennes. --Cooter
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