The Tippecanoe Battlefield Park preserves the location of the

Battle of Tippecanoe The Battle of Tippecanoe ( ) was fought on November 7, 1811, in Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces led by then Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American forces associated with Shawnee leader Tecum ...

fought on November 7, 1811. The site of the battle was deeded to the State of

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by John Tipton, a veteran of the fight, on November 7, 1836, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the battle. The site was used for a number of major political rallies during its earlier years, those most significant being on May 29, 1840 in favor of

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's bid for the

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attended by 30,000 people.Tippecanoe Battlefield History
The location was attracting visitors by the 1850s, and the battlefield was bordered by the Louisville, New Albany, & Salem Railroad during that decade. A refreshment stand was built adjacent to the site to accommodate visitors, and this land was later purchased by the Northwest Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church and used for the Battle Ground Collegiate Institute and later for a Methodist youth camp. Despite interest in the location for the sesquicentennial of the battle in 1961, the camp was abandoned in 1971 and the location was neglected. It was designated a

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in 1960. and It is located in the Battle Ground Historic District. Local residents acquired the Methodist property upon its closure, and created a museum in the camp's lodge. The citizen's group merged with the Tippecanoe County Historical Association in 1990 which took over operation of the museum. The museum was extensively renovated in 1995. The Battlefield Monument was ceded to the Tippecanoe County Park Board in 1972.

Recreational opportunities

William Henry Harrison Statue Tippecanoe Battlefield Monument

*Hiking (including access to the Wabash Heritage Trail). *Nature Center *Battlefield Monument *Museum Tippecanoe Battlefield Park is operated by the Tippecanoe County Park Board and the Battlefield Museum is operated by the Tippecanoe County Historical Society.

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External links

Tippecanoe Historical Society webpage for the parkTippecanoe County Parks Department webpage for the park"Life Portrait of William Henry Harrison"
from C-SPAN's '' American Presidents: Life Portraits'', broadcast from Tippecanoe Battlefield, May 10, 1999 {{Authority control Protected areas of Tippecanoe County, Indiana Tippecanoe, battle of National Historic Landmarks in Indiana Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Parks in Indiana Museums in Tippecanoe County, Indiana Monuments and memorials in Indiana Military and war museums in Indiana History museums in Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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