 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
On July 4, 1800, the western part of the Northwest Territory became the Indiana Territory. It covered land that would eventually be included in the present states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Vincennes, on the Wabash River, was established as the seat of government.
President John Adams appointed William Henry Harrison the first territorial governor. Harrison later became the ninth President of the United States.
Marker placed by Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. Donal U. Bouinser, State Regant, 2000-2003.
1st St. & Harrison St., Indiana State Historical Site, Vincennes, Knox County Indiana
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