About 50 miles northeast of the Lincoln Boyhood NM is the
George Rogers Clark National Historic Park. I had a vague memory of
hearing of George Rogers Clark but knew no details. This historic park is all
about memorializing George’s impact on history due to his leading a band of men
on a seemingly impossible quest to capture several British forts in the western
frontier in 1778-79. The story is incredible and I will not try to tell it here
but instead direct you to the
website for the text. The park has a great 30-minute
film that tells the whole thing in dramatic fashion. The visitor center doesn't have much to offer other than the film, but the large, impressive memorial
building has large paintings. The website has pictures of the paintings. We are glad we
made the stop to learn this amazing story.
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