Vincennes Donation Lands
Location: Intersection of US 50 bypass & SR 57, grassy median between restaurant & motel (as of 12/2003), 7 Cumberland Drive, Washington. (Daviess County, Indiana)
Erected by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission, 1966
ID# : 14.1966.1
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In 1788 Congress granted 400 acres of land to each French family of this area. The tract was laid off in a square containing 160 separate plots. Additional grants were made affecting the five counties shown. [map]
Keywords
Early Settlement and Exploration, Immigration and Ethnic Groups
