Home of Alice of old Vincennes, Vincennes, Indiana
| Description: |
Photo of color painting of a red brick Colonial house, the alleged home of the fictitious Alice of Old Vincennes, in the novel of the same name. Original site of the Home of Alice of Old Vincennes (on front) ORGINAL SITE OF THE HOME OF ALICE OF OLD VINCENNES, SELECTED BY THE AUTHOR. TWO ROOMS OF THIS HOUSE BUILT EARLY IN 1800-VINCENNES, INDIANA The heronine of Maurice Thompsons famous novel Alice of Old Vincennes was raised amid the hardships of life in this old frontier town of Vincennes, Indiana. Alice was stolen in infancy and raised as a Creole. By birth she was a member of one of the early Colonial families. The story of love between Alice and one of Clarks Lieutenants led to marriage, and was one of the years greatest romances of the peroid of 1779 - the same year Clark conquered the Old Northwest. Alices real name was Mary Shannon. (back) |
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| Origin: | 2011-07-16 |
| Contributor(s): |
Regional History Day July 16, 2011 |
| Publisher: |
From the private collection of Donna K. Adams, Merom, Indiana. |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/kcc/id/591 |
| Collection: |
Knox County Community |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
Thompson, Maurice, 1844-1901 Vestments Hoosier (Nickname) Cities & towns -- Indiana -- Vincennes Wars & Conflicts Social Life Religion People Famous Hoosiers Domestic Life |
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