Lamppost covers installed 90 years ago mysteriously vanish in Indiana national park

Park rangers in Indiana are investigating after nearly two dozen lamppost covers installed in 1932 disappeared from a historical site.

The National Park Service said the covers from 22 bronze lampposts were recently stolen from the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Vincennes.

The installation of the lampposts predates World War II. The park honors Clark, who was a Revolutionary War commander.

The panel covers are 14 inches by 11 inches and weigh about 9 pounds each. Anyone with information bout the theft is asked to contact the park at 812-882-1776.

Former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated the Clark Memorial in 1936, and in 1966, it became a part of the National Park Service.

Vincennes was home to Fort Sackville, a British outpost during the Revolutionary War. Clark’s invading army attacked Fort Sackville in 1779, and the fort was abandoned at the end of the American Revolution.

Vincennes is about 125 miles southwest of Indianapolis.

This story was originally published April 7, 2022 at 12:33 PM.