Indiana bicentennial coins

Description:	If you were celebrating your 200th birthday, how would you celebrate? Some Indiana collectors assembled these coins celebrating four pioneering men. During the Revolutionary War, Virginia Governor Patrick Henry authorized George Rogers Clark to raise a militia in Kentucky to protect against Native American war expeditions. Clark defended Kentucky and actively pursued the raiders into Illinois. While in Kaskaskia, Illinois, Clark met and befriended a Canadian Priest named Father Pierre Gibault. Once a supporter of the American cause, Gibault traveled to Vincennes and gained the support of the community. During the winter of 1778, Francis Vigo traveled to Fort Sackville in Vincennes, Indiana. He was captured by the British but set free even though he supported the Americans and gave Clark supplies from his successful trading business. Each of these men made a unique contribution to what is now Indiana during the Revolutionary War.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1051
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects:	Coins United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 Indiana -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 -- Indiana Indiana Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818 Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 Gibault, Pierre, 1737-1804 Vigo, Francis, 1747-1836

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