Monitor, Indiana

Monitor, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Monitor Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°25′11″N86°45′23″W / 40.41972°N 86.75639°W / 40.41972; -86.75639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Township	Perry
Elevation [1]	591 ft (180 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47905
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	439326 [1]

Monitor is a small unincorporated community in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[1]

History

The town's original name was Cynthyana. ^[2]

A post office was established at Monitor in 1864, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. ^[3]

The former Monitor High School, since closed to school consolidation, fielded a basketball team which won a sectional championship in 1943 despite the community's small size. They defeated Lafayette Jefferson, who would go on to set a state record by winning the next 29 consecutive sectional championships between 1944 and 1972. ^{[4] [5]}

The former Monitor schoolhouse was used as a drug addiction treatment facility until 2007. In 2010 it was set on fire in an arson incident. ^[6]

Monitor in 1878

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monitor, Indiana
2. Schumpert, Larry (March 4, 1969). "Old Tippecanoe Towns Brought To Mind By Yorktown Demise". Lafayette Journal and Courier.
3. "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
4. "Boys Basketball All-Time Sectional Championships". IHSAA.
5. "Crawley turned Jeff basketball into state power". Lafayette Journal & Courier.
6. "Man arrested in fire case". WLFI. June 26, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.