INDIANA'S OLDEST CITY
During a visit to the Vincennes State Historic Sites, Girl Scouts will be able to accomplish the following badge requirements. Please call 812.882.7422 to make your tour reservation.
As you arrive
What do you notice about the buildings and land around you?
Who would have lived here 100 years ago?
During your visit
What do you see?
Focus on an object in the room you are in. Have you seen something like this before? Where? How is it the same or different?
If you were a kid then, what would you do?
What is the coolest thing you see?
If you were an inventor then, what would you create?
Why do you think the historic site was preserved for people to visit?
After your visit
Talk with your family and/or troop about your visit. Share your top three things you found interesting, surprising, or cool.
Vincennes State Historic Sites, 1 W, Harrison Street, Vincennes, IN, USA
Take a trip to see us
The Vincennes State Historic Sites are open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Reservation for groups required to guarantee availability.
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Daisy
Eco Learner
Step 2 (Fort Knox II Site outdoor exploration)Space Science Explorer
Step 1 (outdoor exploration)Good Neighbor
Step 2 (Fort Knox II site outdoor exploration); Step 3 (tour)Outdoor Art Maker
Step 2 (Fort Knox II site outdoor exploration) -
Brownie
Senses
Step 1 and Step 2 (Fort Knox II site outdoor exploration)Outdoor Art Creator
Step 1, Step 2, and Step 4 (Fort Knox II site outdoor exploration)Bugs
Step 3 and Step 5 (Fort Knox II site outdoor exploration)Eco Friend
Step 1 and Step 2 (Fort Knox II site outdoor exploration) -
Junior
Flowers
Step 1 (Fort Knox II site outdoor exploration)Detective
Step 2 (Tour; Morse Code Activity-connected to the Electric Machine and Jefferson Academy)Playing The Past
Step 3 and Step 5 (Tour; Samples of clothing worn in the early 1800s; Learning about four important women connected with early Vincennes and Indiana History- Polly Strong, Mary Clark, Lydia Bacon, and Lucy Sullivan Stout) -
Cadette
Animal Helpers
Step 1 (Tour; How animals helped at key points in history)
