Month: June 2024
Daniel Boone’s son Israel was killed here. It was one of the last battles of the Revolutionary War, and it was fought almost a year after Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. It was one of the worst one-sided defeats in frontier history. Daniel Boone said, “we are all slaughtered men”. The Battle of Blue Licks. Recently…
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This tiny fort was a military outpost from 1803 until 1813. Captain and eventual President Zachary Taylor commanded the fort and strengthened the walls. It is the Site where the Indiana Territorial Governor, and later President William Henry Harrison mustered his army in before the battle of Tippecanoe where he defeated Tecumseh’s brother Tenskwatawa, also…
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This mansion was built in the middle of the frontier and served as a symbol of power for the young United States. It doubled as a fortress due to the constant threat by those that wanted the new American pioneers out. It was the home of the Indiana Territory’s first governor, William Henry Harrison, the…
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