Terre Haute Postcards - Fort Harrison (2)
More postcards from my collection...
Old Fort Harrison in 1812, Terre Haute, Ind.
This unused postcard has the printed text...
A-16067
The Model trademark logo
Old Fort Harrison in 1812, Terre Haute, Ind.
This unused postcard has the printed text...
16067
Levin Brothers, Terre Haute, Ind.
Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. American Art" 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.
There are several different versions of this postcard. Some were published by the T. H. News & Magazine Agency and have the printed text...
16067
Published by T. H. News & Magazine Agency, Terre Haute, Ind.
C. T. American Art Colored
C. T., Chicago trademark logo
Some versions do not have the C.T., Chicago trademark logo, in other versions the text at the top right on the front of the postcard is all in uppercase rather than italics. There were also versions of this postcard that were of the linen type.
I have a version of this postcard that was published by the T. H. News & Magazine Agency with the C.T., Chicago trademark logo that was posted in Terre Haute on December 31st, 1934. I also have a version that was published by Levin Brothers with the C. T. American Art Colored text and the C.T., Chicago trademark logo that was posted in Terre Haute on August 24th, 1938.
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
Pavilion Entrance, Fort Harrison, Terre Haute, Ind.
This postcard, stamped in Terre Haute on December 5th, 1916, has the text...
13568
The Valentine-Souvenir Co., New York
Printed in U.S.A.
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
I have another copy of this postcard, stamped in Terre Haute on August 14th, 1910 that has the same text as the postcard above, but does not have the Unco trade mark logo.
General William Henry Harrison
This unused postcard has the printed text...
Portrait of William Henry Harrison, 1773 - 1841,
Governor of Indiana Territory, hero of Tippecanoe,
and ninth President of the United States, painted
by Rembrant Peale 1814 in uniform of General. It
hangs in Grouseland, his home in Vincennes, Indiana.
Owned by Francis Vigo Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
55778-C
69
Photography & Pub. by C. L. Bence, 12 Noyes Court, Mattoon, Ill, 61938
Made by Dexter Press, Inc.,
Weat Nyack, New York
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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