clark national historical park located indiana banks believed site fort united states national historical park president authorized classical memorial president dedicated completed structure celebrated campaign lieutenant colonel older brother captured fort british governor february heroic march clark men mississippi_river mid winter subsequent victory british remains great feats american revolution indiana transferred site national_park_service adjacent memorial visitor center presents programs displays center located south 2nd street located history memorial placed believed site fort evidence shown exact location undoubtedly park boundaries episode commemorated marked finest moment general life sent state virginia protect interest old northwest campaign included founding louisville kentucky capture british forts lower ohio mississippi valleys forces clark command captured fort months notified british forces fort clark led desperate march retake fort american cause succeeding february led newly formed united_states claiming control states ohio illinois indiana michigan wisconsin treaty paris grew 1800s overran site fort boundaries lost daughters american revolution placed stone marker believed location fort local residents major effort commemorate anniversary clark campaign state indiana chose build memorial general clark triumph 1930s assistance united_states government funds amounted memorial designed new_york architect dedicated june president national_park_service called finished memorial major classical style memorial constructed united_states completed pope washington completed era structures memorial building circular granite structure surrounded sixteen granite columns capped dome glass panels resting north east corners maintenance rooms maintenance rooms feature walls ceilings marble visitors enter memorial climbing thirty granite steps northwest corner basement unfinished lighting revealing ceiling walls exposed concrete dirt floor prominent features park include granite statue foot monument overlooking erected honors italian american merchant assisted general clark adjacent grounds hold bronze statue honoring father figure revolutionary war designed compliment memorial aesthetically includes relief carvings designed monument illinois bridge celebrates migration abraham_lincoln concrete protects memorial flooding designed complimentary classical style grounds hold memorial soldiers served world war marker denoting clark headquarters probably stood siege fort original daughters american revolution memorial moved times construction main memorial murals executed series murals building purpose significance park authorized act july law appendix contains provisions authorized secretary interior accept donation clark memorial surrounding grounds national park accomplished year law enactment second provision permits secretary enter cooperative agreements owners historic properties associated properties park secretary assist preservation renewal interpretation provision requires secretary administer protect develop maintain park accordance provisions act august established national_park_service established commemorate accomplishments expansion united_states commemorate story significance american people cooperate preservation renewal interpretation sites structures associated story park commemorates actions father sided clark british park located site fort clark captured british american revolution february victory extended american land claims ohio valley contributed united_states acquisition treaty paris structures dating revolution exist park today historical theme represented revolution war frontier according history restoration august closed months complete million dollar renovation inc texas said lifetime restoration project critically needed long term preservation clark memorial main goal fix drainage terrace leaked 1930s access steps monument reopened september october spirit rendezvous impacted renovation work renovation included demolition installation new repair wall cracks removal temporary storage numbering approximately large granite paving stones installation new existing concrete structural deck plaza monuments cleaning repair granite stone steps installation new exposed aggregate concrete walking surface monument plaza replacing existing system landscaping elements repaired problems identified structural inspection honored america beautiful quarter representing indiana gallery
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park