Wabash Township in West Lafayette in Tippecanoe County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Purdue Flagpole

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, March 6, 2023

1. The Purdue Flagpole Marker

Inscription. During the Spanish-American War in 1898, the need for a flagpole on campus became evident. Students donated $43, which G. W. Munroe, a future professor, took to Purdue President James H. Smart. President Smart accepted the gift and appropriated additional money for the flagpole, which has been replaced just once in the intervening years. Plaque donated by the Purdue Reamer Club, Summer 2016

Erected 2016 by Purdue Reamer Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 40° 25.522′ N, 86° 54.871′ W. Marker is in West Lafayette, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County. It is in Wabash Township. It can be reached from Oval Drive. This marker is on the Memorial Mall of Purdue University near the John Purdue Memorial Fountain. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Oval Dr, West Lafayette IN 47906, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Universal Soil Loss Equation (approx. 0.4 miles away); Main Street Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); John T. Myers (approx. one mile away); William Henry Harrison Memorial Bridge (approx.

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one mile away); Big Four Depot (approx. 1.1 miles away); John Purdue Block (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Tippecanoe County Courthouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); Constitution Oak (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Lafayette.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, March 6, 2023

2. The Purdue Flagpole Marker

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, March 6, 2023

3. The Purdue Flagpole Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 5, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.