Indiana Rangers
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The Indiana Rangers, also known as the Indiana Territorial Mounted Rangers, were a mounted militia formed in 1807 and operated in the early part of the 19th century to defend settlers in Indiana Terri
John Tipton was a Major with the Indiana Rangers.
Vincennes Trace
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The Vincennes Trace was a major trackway running through what are now the American states of Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. Originally formed by millions of migrating bison, the Trace crossed the Oh
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…to the army during the War of 1812. At the peak of their activities they numbered over 400 men. In 1807, the Larkins family was travelling along the Buffalo Trace when they were attacked by a band of Native Americans. The father was killed, and Mrs. Larkins and her five children were taken into captivity. The…
Buffalo Trace near Palmyra, Indiana overgrown and barely distinguishable
A road built on top of the old Trace in Morgan Township, Harrison County, Indiana