The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park commemorates Clark's 1779 winter campaign against the British-held Fort Sackville at Vincennes — a campaign conducted through flooded bottomland in February, with men wading chest-deep for days before the garrison surrendered. Clark's victory effectively secured American territorial claims to the Northwest Territory, land that would eventually become five states.
This five-ounce issue belongs to the America the Beautiful bullion series authorized under the America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008. The KM#666 designation marks the bullion strike, distinct from the collector burnished version issued the same year.
The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park commemorates Clark's 1779 winter campaign against the British-held Fort Sackville at Vincennes — a campaign conducted through flooded bottomland in February, with men wading chest-deep for days before the garrison surrendered. Clark's victory effectively secured American territorial claims to the Northwest Territory, land that would eventually become five states.
This five-ounce issue belongs to the America the Beautiful bullion series authorized under the America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008. The KM#666 designation marks the bullion strike, distinct from the collector burnished version issued the same year.