Vincennes University, Vincennes

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Vincennes University is a public college with its main campus in Vincennes, Indiana. Founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy, VU is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Indiana. VU was chartered in 1806 as the Indiana Territory's four-year university and remained the state of Indiana's sole publicly funded four-year university until the establishment of Indiana University in 1820. In 1889, VU was chartered by the State of Indiana as a two-year university. From 1999 to 2005, Vincennes University was in a state-mandated partnership with what became the Ivy Tech Community College. In 2005, VU began offering baccalaureate degrees. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1801 (223 years ago)Coordinates: 38°41'14"N, 87°31'12"W

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1002 N 1st StreetVincennes United States

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Vincennes University – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grouseland, St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library, Lincoln Memorial Bridge, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park.

~1800 ftW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Grouseland, Vincennes
9 min walk • Grouseland, the William Henry Harrison Mansion and Museum, is a National Historic Landmark important for its Federal-style architecture and role in American history.
1 miSW
Church
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library, Vincennes
25 min walk • The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Vincennes, Indiana, under the Diocese of Evansville.
1 miSW
Bridge
Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Vincennes
26 min walk • Lincoln Memorial Bridge is a deck arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 50 Business over the Wabash River between Vincennes, Indiana and Lawrence County, Illinois.
1 miSW
Area
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Vincennes
26 min walk • George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, located in Vincennes, Indiana, on the banks of the Wabash River at what is believed to be the site of Fort Sackville, is a United States National Historical Park.
0.8 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Pantheon Theatre, Vincennes
22 min walk • The Pantheon Theatre was constructed in 1919 on the corner of 5th and Main Street in Vincennes, Indiana. It was built to hold 1200 people. One of the highest paid interior decorators in the world was hired to supervise the decorating of the theatre.
1.1 miW
Monuments and statues
Lincoln Trail State Memorial, Vincennes
28 min walk • The Lincoln Trail State Memorial is a sculpture group designed in 1937 by Nellie Verne Walker and erected in 1938 to commemorate the first entrance of Abraham Lincoln, then a destitute 21-year-old frontiersman, into Illinois.
1 miSW
Forts and castles
Forts of Vincennes, Vincennes
26 min walk • During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the French, British and U.S. forces built and occupied a number of forts at Vincennes, Indiana. These outposts commanded a strategic position on the Wabash River.
~730 ftW
Museum, History museum
Indiana Territorial Capitol, Vincennes
4 min walk • The Indiana Territorial Capitol, also known as the Indiana Territory State Memorial and Legislative Hall, is part of a state historical site in Vincennes, Indiana.
1.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Pyramid Mound, Vincennes
35 min walk • Pyramid Mound, designated 12k14, is a locally important archaeological site at the city of Vincennes in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana.
0.7 miSW
38°40'44"N • 87°31'41"W
Old Town Players, Vincennes
19 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~1060 ftS
Romanesque architecture
Hack and Simon Office Building, Vincennes
6 min walk • Hack and Simon Office Building, also known as the Eagle Brewery Office Building, is a historic office building located at Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. It was built in 1885, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style red brick building, with a 1+1⁄2-story rear addition built about 1910.

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Nearby attractions include Indiana Territorial Capitol, Vincennes (4 min walk), Hack and Simon Office Building, Vincennes (6 min walk), Grouseland, Vincennes (9 min walk), Old Town Players, Vincennes (19 min walk).