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If you like riding bikes, well, we don't offer a whole lot. :) But I do like riding and have decided that SR 26 West is the best route that I've found thus far. Yes, there's plenty of corn, but there seems to be a bit more civilization than if you take, say, county road 50W north (and there's a mean dog that tried to hurt me there! :)). Leave a Comment
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This is a good picture I found that shows the Wabash River in there, SOMEWHERE. No, it's there.. look carefully. The river freezes over from time to time. Leave a Comment
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Indiana Historical Bureau: ID#: 79.1953.1
County: Tippecanoe
Title: Tecumseh Trail
Marker Text: 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.
Credit Line: Women's Civic Council of Tippecanoe County
Directions: SR 43, 3.8 miles north of SR 43 & State Street at roadside park adjacent to Wabash River, West Lafayette.
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 by Toughluck
Indiana Historical Bureau: ID#: 79.19??.1
County: Tippecanoe
Title: Tippecanoe Battleground 2.1 Miles East
Marker Text: 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.
Credit Line: Indiana Historical Bureau
Directions: West side of SR 43 at Prophet's Rock Road & Burnetts Road, 0.2 mile south of I-65 exit 178, Battle Ground.
The Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum hours are:
November - March: 12 pm - 5 pm daily
April - October: 10 am - 5 pm daily
Closed during the month of January
Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. The Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum is closed during the month of January for upkeep and maintenance.
Admission:
$4.00 adults
$3.00 seniors, AAA, Active Military
$1.00 children
Free TCHA Members
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 by Toughluck
Erected by
Tippecanoe County Historical Assn.,
1988
Entries from the diary of Jesse C. Douglas, Enrolling Agent under General Tipton, the United States' conductor of the forced removal.
... Saturday 15th Sept. 10 mi., camp by filthy stream near Indiana-Illinois state line. Young Indians allowed to go hunting. 2 small children died along the road.
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 Wabash River by Toughluck
County: Tippecanoe
Title: The Wabash River
Marker Text: 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 the Wabash Valley. Along the river the French established Fort Ouiatanon (1717) and Post Vincennes (1732). The French lost their empire to the British in 1763. The Ottawa chief, Pontiac, who led a revolt against the British, made peace (1765) with the British at Ouiatanon.
Side two:
During the American Revolution George Rogers Clark seized Vincennes and Ouiatanon from the British. In 1778, Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton moved a force of 350 soldiers and Indians to Vincennes by the Wabash route. Clark captured his command in February of 1779. In the 19th century both flatboats and steamboats used the Wabash. By 1852 the Wabash and Erie Canal linked the Great Lakes with the Ohio. The Wabash has been a major highway for travel, trade, and settlement for two centuries. In song and in story it symbolizes Indiana.
Credit Line: Erected by the Indiana Historical Society 1973
Directions: SR 43, Mascouten Park & boat ramp adjacent to Wabash River, 1.1 miles north of intersection of SR 43 & State Street, West Lafayette.
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 by Toughluck
Every school kid from our area, travels to the park and spends the afternoon learning about the wolves and bison. The park also has other North American Mammals for you to see. You don't have to be part of a group. Every afternoon in the summer, you can show up and you'll be given a tour of the park.
General Admissions are $7.00 adults (14 years and older), $8.00 on Sunday.
Kids 6-13 are $5.00, $6.00 on Sunday. Members and kids 5 and under FREE!
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Located in Lafayette, across the river is the county courthouse. It's a unique gleaming white steeple.
For a sample of other County Courthouses in Indiana, see my Courthouse travelogue
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