ERIC Number: ED139709
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976
Pages: 60
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A Commemorative History of the George Rogers Clark Bicentennial Exhibit.
Indiana State Museum Society, Inc., Indianapolis.
This pamphlet provides an illustrated narrative history of the George Rogers Clark Bicentennial Exhibit at the Indiana State Museum. George Rogers Clark was a frontier hero of the American Revolution who explored and conquered territory in Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois. The multimedia exhibit is open to the public from February 25, 1976 through February 25, 1979, the 200th anniversary of Clark's victory at Vincennes. Supplemented by several auxiliary displays and changing exhibits, the story is told in two major galleries. It follows Clark from his boyhood in Virginia, through his early years in Kentucky, and finally his return to Williamsburg where he received secret orders to attack the British outposts in the Old Northwest. The pamphlet combines the biographical story of Clark's expeditions with photos and sketches of his military equipment, clothing, and significant events in his life. Clark's compass, surveying measuring chains, belt buckles and swords are illustrated. Reconstructions of forts and garrisons are shown. Dioramas illustrate Clark's treaties with Indians and his most famous campaigns against the British. In addition to this pamphlet, outreach programs of the exhibit include a filmed tour of the exhibit and primary and secondary school teaching units and film strips. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Museums, Revolutionary War (United States), United States History
George Rogers Clark Exhibit, Indiana State Museum Society, Inc., 202 North Alabama Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 ($0.87 plus postage, paper cover)
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, DC.; National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC.; Lilly Endowment, Inc., Indianapolis, IN.; Indiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, Indianapolis.
Authoring Institution: Indiana State Museum Society, Inc., Indianapolis.
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