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Tippecanoe Battleground

Tippecanoe Battleground 2.1 Miles East

Location: West side of SR 43 at Prophet's Rock Road & Burnetts Road, 0.2 mile south of I-65 exit 178, Battle Ground (Tippecanoe County, Indiana). Marker no longer standing.

Indiana Historical Bureau

ID# : 79.1947.1

See also marker 42.2011.1 Tecumseh and Harrison.

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2.1 Miles East

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.

Keywords

American Indian/Native American, Military, Early Settlement and Exploration