Terre Haute Postcards - Fort Harrison

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Fort Harrison

Erected in 1811, 2 miles north of Terre Haute, Ind. Restored fort is now located in Deming Park. Captain Zachary Taylor held off an attack by Indians in 1812. Both men became presidents of the United States.

This unused postcard also contains the text...

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Photo by Mitchell
Pub. by Floyd Mitchell, Bridgeton, Ind. 47836

Old Fort Harrison in 1812, Terre Haute, Ind.

This postcard stamped in Terre Haute on 25th March 1916, also contains the text...

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Levin Bros.

I have another copy of this postcard stamped in Terre Haute on August 6th, 1915, that has the printed text...

The Valentine-Souvenir Co., New York.
Printed in U. S. A.

Old Fort Harrison in 1812, Terre Haute, Ind.

This postcard, stamped in Terre Haute on November 6th, 1911,  has the text...

A-16067
Published Expressly for S. H. Knox & Co.
Made in U. S. A.

Old Fort Harrison in 1812, Terre Haute, Ind.

This unused postcard has the text...

16067-N
Wabash Valley News Agency Inc., Terre Haute, Ind.
Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)

Fort Harrison, Terre Haute, Indiana
Fort Harrison was built in 1811, 3 miles north of Terre Haute, on the banks of the Wabash by General Wm. Henry Harrison , governor of the territory of Indiana. It was one of the key defences against the Indians, led by Tecumseh, the Prophet. Captain Zachary Taylor was in command at the memorable battle of Fort Harrison, September 4, 1812. When the allied tribes were defeated, all the territory lying south was definitely made safe for the white settler for the first time since the territory of Indiana was opened in 1800.

Courtesy of the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce.

Fort Harrison, Terre Haute, Ind.

This unused postcard has the text...

Moore-Langen Printing co., Terre Haute, Indiana

??? about two miles north of Terre Haute, ??? in 1811, under the direction of General ??? for whom it was named. The fort was ??? Indians under British influence on the night of ??? Captain Zachary Taylor held off the attack with a force of less than 50 men, women and children, many of whom were ill. Both of these men became presidents of the United States.

Pavilion, River Entrance to Fort Harrison, Terre Haute, Ind.

This postcard, stamped in Terre Haute on May 31st, 1911, just has the text A-16068

Site of Fort Harrison, Terre Haute, Ind.

This postcard, stamped in Terre Haute on January 27th, 1910,  has the text...

No. D3936
Published by The Indiana News Company, Indianapolis, Ind
Dresden - Leipzig - Berlin
Made in Germany
ANC NY
Litho-Chrome
Leipzig - Berlin - Dresden
Trade Mark
Unco Registered Trade Mark

Fort Harrison Sesquicentennial First Day Cover, Terre Haute, Ind.

Not a postcard but a First Day Cover celebrating Fort Harrison's Sesquicentennial.

In 1811, General William Henry Harrison chose the site for fort Harrison on the east bank of the Wabash river, north of the future location of Terre Haute, as a base for his campaign against Tecumseh's Indian confederacy at Prophet's Town, near present Lafayette. Built on a bend in the Wabash River, the fort commanded an unobstructed view of more than 1 mile in both directions. After construction, its complement consisted of more than 1,000 men. It was about 150 feet square; at each corner were 2-story, 20-foot blockhouses, built of logs. Barracks stood between the blockhouses. A large gate, protected by bastions and palisades and a trench about 4 feet deep, gave access to the fort. In the fall of 1811 the troops at the fort marched to northern Indiana, fought the Battle of Tippecanoe, and returned to the fort. Harrison then assigned a small permanent garrison under the command of Capt. Zachary Taylor. Both Harrison and Taylor went on to become US presidents. The fort was deactivated in 1818, but continued as a trading post. The Terre Haute Elks Country Club is now located on the site of the old fort.

A Wea village called Weautano (also known as "Rising Sun" and "Old Orchard Town") already existed near the fort. The fort was defended from a British–inspired attack by an estimated 600 Native Americans during the Battle of Fort Harrison on September 4, 1812 by Captain Zachary Taylor. The orchards and meadows kept by the local Wea populations became the site of present-day Terre Haute, a few miles south of Fort Harrison. Before 1830, the few remaining Wea had departed under pressure from white settlement.

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