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Battle Ground, Indiana
Photo: Missvain, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At Tippecanoe Battlefield, visitors near the creek after dark report hearing battle cries and seeing human forms running through the woods. This 16-acre site marks the Battle of Tippecanoe, fought here on November 7, 1811, between forces led by Indiana Territory governor William Henry Harrison and warriors of the confederacy Tecumseh had organized in resistance to U.S. expansion onto Native land. An 85-foot marble obelisk, dedicated in 1908, stands over the battlefield, which veteran John Tipton deeded to the state in 1836 and which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
Park and museum marking the 1811 battle; the park is open dawn to dusk and the museum is closed Wednesdays. Visit with respect, as this is a burial ground of both Native and American dead.
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