Old Tip Town, Indiana

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Old Tip Town, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Old Tip Town
Coordinates: 41°13′25″N86°06′55″W / 41.22361°N 86.11528°W / 41.22361; -86.11528
Country United States
State Indiana
County Marshall
Township Tippecanoe
Named for Tippecanoe River
Elevation
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781 ft (238 m)
ZIP code
46570
Area code 574
FIPS code 18-56412 [2]
GNIS feature ID 440605

Old Tip Town is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Marshall County, Indiana.

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History

Old Tip Town was originally called Tippecanoe Town, and under the later name was platted in 1850. [3] [4]

Geography

Old Tip Town is located on the Tippecanoe River. Potawatomi Wildlife Park is located approximately one mile northeast of town and is home to many species of wildlife, including geese, ducks, frogs, turtles, rabbits, gray squirrels and deer.

Old cemetery on south side of town.

Notable residents

Old Tip Town Sign Old Tip Town Sign.jpg
Old Tip Town Sign
Original Tippecanoe, Indiana Cemetery Tippecanoe, Indiana Cemetery.jpg
Original Tippecanoe, Indiana Cemetery
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Mural Commissioned by Paul Hensley in 2013 Hensley Fabricating "Psalm 23" Mural.jpg
Mural Commissioned by Paul Hensley in 2013

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  136.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  251. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted on December 12, 1850, as Tippecanoe Town...


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