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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNDI_scotts-expedition_Lafayette-IN.html
Side AJust after noon, June 1, 1791, from the elevation to the south, now known as "High Gap", Brigadier General Charles Scott, his 33 officers, and 760 mounted Kentucky Militiamen rode toward the smoke of cooking fires rising four miles to the no…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNCF_farmers-institute-academy_Shadeland-IN.html
Opened in 1851, this was the first school of higher learning in rural Tippecanoe County, built by Society of Friends (Quakers) of this neighborhood. Enrollment included local, non-local and youth of other states. Primary through college preparator…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNCB_the-wea-plains_Lafayette-IN.html
Granville cemetery was once part of the great Wea Plains and still contains many species of the original prairie vegetation. This is one of the last remnants of the Indiana prairies that covered much of Tippecanoe County. It is preserved and manag…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNBM_underground-railroad_Lafayette-IN.html
Site of station of Underground Railway used by Quakers during pre-Civil War days in smuggling slaves to Canada. Leader of the enterprise was Buddell Sleeper.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNAJ_granville_Lafayette-IN.html
Founded in 1834 by Thomas W. Treckett and Thomas Concannon, with later additions in 1836. Granville boasted 153 lots and a public square. In 1850 its name was changed to Weaton, after the Wea Indian town which once stood to the east. Later the nam…