The Prophet's Town settlement resulted from a multi-tribe resistance that challenged westward expansion.
The 1808 site of Prophet's Town is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the east. The town was established by the followers of the Shawnee . . . — — Map (db m314698) HM
In 1857 Bishop E.R. Ames & Elder Benjamin Winans of the Methodist Episcopal Church helped to establish the Battle Ground Collegiate Institute. The history of the school is sketchy, but most researchers feel the school ceased to exist in 1875. . . . — — Map (db m314701) HM
This site is not the original plotting of the pioneer cemetery. It appears the headstones were removed from their original plots sometime around 1875 when the Methodist Church developed the grounds as a campground. Some of the larger headstones such . . . — — Map (db m314702) HM
Designates 1838 Potawatomi "Trail of Death" route starting in Indiana, crossing Illinois and Missouri, and ending at present day Osawatomie, Kansas.
In September 1838 over 850 Potawatomi Indian people were rounded up and marched at gunpoint . . . — — Map (db m314697) HM
Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838 The 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe on this site was decisive, leading to the loss of their homelands and the removal of Indians from Indiana. At Gunpoint, about 850 Potawatomi passed this location . . . — — Map (db m6433) HM
Established in 1808 by Tecumseh and the Prophet as the capital of their pan-Indian confederacy. Led by Tecumseh, representatives of many midwestern Indian nations met and lived here in an attempt to build the greatest Indian resistance movement in . . . — — Map (db m36237) HM
In tribute to Major Joseph Hamilton Daviess, Grand Master of Masons in Kentucky, who fell in battle here, and to the many Freemasons of General Harrison's command whose valor is held in grateful remembrance. — — Map (db m36281) HM
Here, on this site, military forces commanded by General William Henry Harrison, engaged in battle with the Indians of the Wabash country led by The Prophet, brother of the great Indian leader, Tecumseh. This battle destroyed forever the hope of . . . — — Map (db m36205) HM
Left Side Text
In 1857, leaders of the Methodist Church choose this site to serve as the Battle Ground Collegiate Institute. The site was chosen because of its historic significance, its natural features, and its close proximity to the . . . — — Map (db m36239) HM
Panel One
American Forces.
Men engaged. 910.
General Wm. Henry Harrison Commanding attacked at 4: O’Clock A. M. Indian forces led by Prophet. Number engaged about the same as Americans
Loss. Americans. Killed 37.
“ . . . — — Map (db m36233) HM
Urged by the Prophet, Tecumseh's brother, Indians attacked army of Gen. W.H. Harrison Nov. 7, 1811. The victory by Harrison broke Indian power. — — Map (db m69372) HM
( South Side: )
Memorial to the World War Veterans of Tippecanoe Township 1917 — 1918
(Drinking Fountain) ( East Side )
Raymond D. Baker • Alva Beaven • Norman E. Beeker • Samuel T. Beeker • Dr. Frank . . . — — Map (db m36203) WM
Most Native American tribes were led by a chief. The chief would have a significant home in the village. He or she gained their authority by any of several means, including age, family inheritance, skill as a warrior, or by other significant . . . — — Map (db m314728) HM
The granary, or corncrib, was a structure found in any Native American village. It was used to dry and store corn, grains, and other foods throughout the year. Early settlers learned how to properly store their corn from Native people. . . . — — Map (db m314731) HM
Honoring a century of conservation and outdoor recreation. Celebrating unique, cherished places where future generations can experience nature and history.
Prophetstown - Established 2004
Seal of the State of Indiana 1816
Governor . . . — — Map (db m314718) HM
…our parks and preserves are not mere picnicking places. They are rich storehouses of memories and reveries. They are a solace to the aged and an inspiration to the young.
Richard Lieber, Founder Indiana State Parks
Setting the Stage . . . — — Map (db m314719) HM
A medicine lodge is a place of religious ceremony and physical healing. It is a space separated from normal daily life. The construction of a medicine lodge is a ceremonial activity, and the materials used are treated with great respect and care. . . . — — Map (db m314729) HM
West Meets East: Where Prairie Meets Forest
North-central Indiana historically featured a divide between two unique ecosystems. To the west was the boundless American prairie. To the east was a blanket of forest running to the East Coast. . . . — — Map (db m314726) HM
Welcome to the Tippecanoe Battlefield National Historic Landmark. The land on which you now stand was the site of a dramatic conflict between two different ways of life. Many of the trees you see around you were growing here at the time of the . . . — — Map (db m314705) HM
Every structure in the village served a purpose.
Cooking Area
Most food preparation and cooking took place outdoors. A cooking hearth provided space for a large open cooking fire. Large heavy kettles could be hung on different poles to . . . — — Map (db m314730) HM
The landscape of Prophetstown State Park was formed by ice, water, fire and human hands.
Glaciers once covered the region. Their rushing meltwater carved river valleys and terraces. Later, the prairie ecosystem reached its easternmost extent . . . — — Map (db m314722) HM
The Prophet’s Town
In the spring of 1808, Shawnee brothers, Tecumseh (left) and The Prophet (Tenskwatawa) established Prophetstown, the capital of a Native American confederacy. The village was located on the north bank of the Wabash River, . . . — — Map (db m314732) HM
U.S. Air Force commissioned observation tower August 16, 1952 for Operation Skywatch, part of Civilian Ground Observation Corps during Korean War. Constructed by community volunteers. Approximately ninety people alternated shifts to maintain . . . — — Map (db m92946) HM
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of Margaret Fry, an early pioneer woman. Margaret was born March 27, 1802 and moved to the Dayton area in 1824 or 1825. She was first married to Levi Dickson, who died June 3, 1832. On February 10, 1834, she . . . — — Map (db m27801) HM
Site of First Successful Caesarean Section In Indiana- On the kitchen table of this house, the morning of November 6, 1880, Mrs. Luther Lucas, a farmer’s wife, was delivered of a healthy infant son, after a mid-line incision made by Dr. Moses Baker, . . . — — Map (db m170762) HM
Lafayette.
Named for America’s friend from France. Founded by William Digby in May 1825. Head of navigation on Wabash River. Important Port of Wabash Canal 1843 - 1859. Well-known station in “underground Railroad.” Home of . . . — — Map (db m34763) HM
Potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins and greens,
sumptuous sweet-corn, all sorts of beans,
cantaloupe, honeydew, name any melon,
planted then ripened, soon ready for sellin’.
What sort of hard-workin’ son-of-gun
could get things to market, get . . . — — Map (db m34229) HM
1902 - Built at Second and South Streets by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad, nicknamed “Big Four” and the lake Erie & Western Railroad; served as a train depot until 1975
1979 - Reopened by City of . . . — — Map (db m34768) HM
May 1861 saw this high 30-acre bluff over-looking Lafayette quickly become an induction center for enlistees in the Civil War until its end in 1865. Ample water, good drainage and access to the railroad at its west end served the purpose well, . . . — — Map (db m8697) HM
Area platted as Bartholomew and Davis Addition, 1829. Neighborhood grew rapidly during citywide expanson after canal (1843) and railroad (1853) arrived. Most structures, of many architectural styles, built 1870 - 1910. Named after Centennial School, . . . — — Map (db m8696) HM
The first white man known to have resided in the
Tippecanoe Township was a Frenchman named
William Burnett who establish a trading post between
the mouth of Burnett's creek and the Tippecanoe River.
Burnett's daughter married John Davis who . . . — — Map (db m36235) HM
Earl & Hatcher Block
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1865 — — Map (db m34904) HM
Driving a Duesenberg, George Souders
handily won the 1927 Indy 500 as a
rookie. Souders finished third at the
500 in 1928 but retired soon after
following a crash in a Detroit race. He
is among a handful of Americans to compete in the Italian . . . — — Map (db m266437) HM
Neighborhood in late-Victorian "landscape garden suburb" style, designed by Cincinnati firm, Earnshaw and Punshon. Platted 1891, 1893. Houses are of a wide variety of architectural styles. Important for this suburban development was 1892 spur on . . . — — Map (db m34222) HM
Neighborhood in late-Victorian "landscape garden suburb" style, designed by Cincinnati firm, Earnshaw and Punshon. Platted 1891, 1893. Houses are of a wide variety of architectural styles. Important for this suburban development was 1892 spur on . . . — — Map (db m69388) HM
Highland Park Neighborhood
Has Been Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by The United States
Department of the Interior
Listed March 14, 1996 — — Map (db m34914) HM
Erected on this site in 1845 by John Purdue (October 31, 1802 - September 12, 1876) The John Purdue Block was a collection of 12 stores, each 22 feet wide, occupying the complete block between Columbia and South streets. At the time, it was the . . . — — Map (db m34826) HM
Named July 12, 1997
to honor John T. Myers
U.S. Representative, 7th District, IN
1966-1996.
For dedicated service to the Greater Lafayette community. Friend, advocate, champion of constituents. With special thanks for advancing . . . — — Map (db m34869) HM
"We are united in one feeling for the Union. We believe in...every star and stripe of the glorious flag." On these tracks Abraham Lincoln stopped in Lafayette and spoke those Unifying words on Feb 11, 1861 on his "Whistle Stop Tour" en route to . . . — — Map (db m92078) HM
Side One
Lafayette platted 1825. This area was first known as Prospect Hill. Wealthy families built country estates here 1850's - 1860's. Streetcar lines of 1880's transformed Hill into popular suburb. Area declined after World War II. . . . — — Map (db m8694) HM
Platted in 1873, this district was Lafayette's first planned residential area which conformed to geographic contours. It was developed by James J. Perrin, Margaret Cason Perrin, Edward Asher, and Consider Tinkler. Listed in National Register of . . . — — Map (db m8695) HM
Richardville Reserve was named for Jean-Baptiste (John B.) Richardville (1761-1841), whose Miami name was Peshewa (Wild Cat), Miami Principal Chief from 1815-1841. Richardville was a metis of French and Miami ancestry. His father, Joseph Drouet de . . . — — Map (db m315991) HM
Buddell Sleeper (1806-1888) and his wife, Elizabeth Welch (1802-1889), arrived in Tippecanoe County in the Fall of 1835. The Sleepers would become prominent members of the Farmers Institute Quaker Community and the Greenfield Monthly Meeting of . . . — — Map (db m175614) HM
This District is named for U.S. Patent Commissioner, Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, who lived in the neighborhood and was instrumental in the settling of the Wabash Valley area. As Lafayette grew, the neighborhood was a popular choice for all classes . . . — — Map (db m35227) HM
Near this point ten Lafayette Freemasons, operating as traveling Sierra Nevada Lodge, embarked March 27, 1849 on six-months' journey by boat to Mexico, then overland to Pacific, then by ship to California gold fields. — — Map (db m34816) HM
Collection of
Donald Jay Stein
Lafayette, Indiana
To the City of Lafayette/West Lafayette and more specifically, to the people of "the South Side" with whom I have worked diligently over the past . . . — — Map (db m284760) HM
The Tippecanoe County Courthouse
Neoclassic Architecture
on the
National Register of Historic Places
Construction Started 1881
Completed 1884 — — Map (db m34764) HM
(South Face, Center Panel)
Civil War • Spanish American War • Mexican War • World War I • World War II.
This memorial is dedicated to all those from
Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service of all wars made the
Supreme . . . — — Map (db m34343) WM
United * Spanish * War * Veterans
* 1898 * 1902 *
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
U. S. A.
In memory of our comrades who on land and sea defended
the Nation’s Honor in the War with . . . — — Map (db m253788) WM
Between Toledo, Ohio, and Evansville, Indiana.
And which, through Lafayette
paralleled the Wabash River,
crossing Main Street at
the East end of the bridge. — — Map (db m34215) HM
Over 850 Potawatomi Indians camped here on the Wabash River in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Sept. 13, 1838, on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. There were 106 sick so two doctors were called in, Drs. Ritchie & son. Sanford Cox later wrote . . . — — Map (db m33811) HM
In 1838 some 800 Potawatomi Indians, being forcibly removed from Marshall County to Kansas, camped along this road, the LaGrange-Logansport State Road. On this “trail of death”, scores of Native Americans suffered and died. The mother of Chief . . . — — Map (db m33812) HM
William Henry Harrison, first governor of Indiana territory, 1800-1812. General, American forces, battle of Tippecanoe, November 7 1811. 9th President of the United States. — — Map (db m200296)
The land on which the pioneer town of Wyandotte grew was part of a reserve granted to the children of Miami Principal Chief Jean-Baptiste Richardville in 1818. The first white families in the township settled near the Indian village north of this . . . — — Map (db m315989) HM
In 1844-1846 immigrants - mostly Irish - built Saints Mary and Martha Church on this corner. It was the first Catholic church in Lafayette. Many of the parishioners had come to the area to dig the Wabash & Erie Canal. The $10,000 brick building . . . — — Map (db m251013) HM
SPC Luke P. Frist
209th Quartermaster Co., Lafayette, IN
United States Army Reserve
January 5, 2004, Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Marine Cpl. Bryan Scott Wilson
2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment
1st . . . — — Map (db m255688) WM
In the spring of 1854 young Eli Lilly began a five year apprenticeship with Henry Lawrence, proprietor of the Good Samaritan Drug Store, at this location. While in Lafayette, Eli became a second sergeant in "The Lafayette Guards". He returned to his . . . — — Map (db m314667) HM
Commander of the 10th Indiana Infantry and highest ranked Tippecanoe County officer killed during the Civil War. He died on September 19, 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga in Tennessee. Colonel Carroll was one of 34,624 casualties of that . . . — — Map (db m314752) HM
First master of Perry Lodge No. 37-1843
Grand master of Masons in Indiana 1847-1851
President-Indiana State Medical Ass'n.-1854
Original stone erected by Gertrude his daughter as a tribute of affection. Replaced by F. A. M. Nos. 88 - 123 - . . . — — Map (db m314754) HM
Here lie Confederate prisoners who died in Lafayette, Indiana after surrendering at Fort Donelson, Tennessee 1862. Union dead include those killed in a train wreck near Stockwell, Indiana 1864.
Rest in peace.
In memory of Confederate . . . — — Map (db m314750) WM
Father of three sons who also served in the Union Army.
Pvt. Charles Felix Jr - buried in Marion Ind. Veterans Home Cemetery. 10th Ind. Inf. - 1861 & 16th Ind. Battery - 1862 - 1865.
Pvt. Ranzo Felix - buried in Greenbush Cemetery. 16th . . . — — Map (db m314753) HM
Helen Mar Jackson came to Lafayette from southern Michigan to teach school in 1860. In 1863 she married attorney John D. Gougar (1836-1924). In 1897 they built this home, known as Castle Cottage, and resided here until their deaths.
A . . . — — Map (db m314663) HM
Gougar advocated for women's
suffrage and prohibition as a lawyer,
writer, and lecturer, and directly
challenged injustices through the
legal system. Born in 1843, she moved
to Lafayette by 1860, and to house
here, 1897. Began newspaper . . . — — Map (db m250682) HM
Side A
Just after noon, June 1, 1791, from the elevation to the south, now known as “High Gap”, Brigadier General Charles Scott, his 33 officers, and 760 mounted Kentucky Militiamen rode toward the smoke of cooking fires rising four miles . . . — — Map (db m230061) HM
This humble building houses the Blacksmith Shop. The blacksmith was a very important resident at Fort Ouiatenon. He mended guns and made tripods for cooking. A blacksmith was requested by the American Indians as early as 1715, and they received one . . . — — Map (db m314735) HM
Cooking in an oven similar to this one was an all day activity. To begin, a fire was built in the oven and allowed to burn for several hours. While the oven was heating, bread dough was mixed, kneaded and set aside to rise. When the inside bricks of . . . — — Map (db m314738) HM
First post in Indiana area built nearby in 1717 by French Canada to counter British expansion in valleys of Wabash and Ohio rivers. Served as trade and communication post. French surrendered fort to British in 1761 during the French and Indian War. . . . — — Map (db m285572) HM
The herb garden was an essential part of 18th century life. The plants were traditionally used in cooking, in medicinal ways and for coloring and dyeing other materials. — — Map (db m314739) HM
This "Liberty Tree" has been planted in honor of those Patriots laid to rest in Tippecanoe County and the State of Indiana whose service and sacrifices helped form this nation during its War for Independence — — Map (db m245689) WM
First Bridge at this site a three span wooden toll bridge erected in 1865. Purchased by Tippecanoe County in 1871.
Second Bridge, a steel three span bridge erected in 1889. Rendered useless by the flood of March 18, 1913. Low water elevation . . . — — Map (db m35224) HM
Used by Indian tribes and often traveled by Chief Tecumseh prior to defeat of his warriors by Gen. William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe on November 7, 1811. — — Map (db m34920) HM
(Side One)
was called "Wah-bah-shik-ki" by the Miami. The French called it the "Oua-ba-che." It was the principal route connecting Quebec and New Orleans. The Miami, Potawatomi, Mascouten, Wea, Kickapoo, and Piankashaw Indians lived in . . . — — Map (db m217625) HM
The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) was developed at the
USDA National Runoff and Soil Loss Data Center at Purdue
University in a national effort led by Walter H. Wischmeier and
Dwight D. Smith. The USLE was published in 1965 in . . . — — Map (db m195101) HM
Welcome to the West Lafayette segment of the Wabash Heritage Trail. Near the southern end, the West Lafayette segment connects to the Tippecanoe County portion of the Wabash Heritage Trail, a hiking- only section leading to Fort Ouiatenon. At . . . — — Map (db m314662) HM
Madame Godare's Flag, 1779 sent by Col. Geo. Rogers Clark after the capture of Fort Sackville at Vincennes during the American Revolution. — — Map (db m314744) HM
The Native American Living Village represents Native American lifestyles in the mid 1750's.
The dwellings are called wiikiaami or wigwams. The frames are made from saplings and are covered with either furs, reed matting, bark, or canvas. Each . . . — — Map (db m314736) HM
This house, erected by the Lafayette Kiwanis Club, 1969, might be called a "way station" as it stands adjacent to the Kickapoo Trail connecting their towns on the north side of the Wabash, above and below this point &nb; The Trail, long since known . . . — — Map (db m314737) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m217626) HM
Opened in 1851, this was the first school of higher learning in rural Tippecanoe County, built by Society of Friends (Quakers) of this neighborhood. Enrollment included local, non-local and youth of other states. Primary through college preparatory . . . — — Map (db m34909) HM
Founded in 1834 by Thomas W. Treckett and Thomas Concannon, with later additions in 1836. Granville boasted 153 lots and a public square. In 1850 its name was changed to Weaton, after the Wea Indian town which once stood to the east. Later the name . . . — — Map (db m34827) HM
Granville cemetery was once part of the great Wea Plains and still contains many species of the original prairie vegetation. This is one of the last remnants of the Indiana prairies that covered much of Tippecanoe County. It is preserved and managed . . . — — Map (db m34903) HM
Site of station of Underground Railway used by Quakers during pre-Civil War days in smuggling slaves to Canada. Leader of the enterprise was Buddell Sleeper. — — Map (db m34871) HM
