Old Tip Town, Indiana
Appearance
Old Tip Town, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 41°13′25″N 86°06′55″W / 41.22361°N 86.11528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Marshall |
Township | Tippecanoe |
Named for | Tippecanoe River |
Elevation | 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.
History
[edit]Old Tip Town was originally called Tippecanoe Town, and under the later name was platted in 1850.[3][4]
Geography
[edit]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.[1]
Old cemetery on south side of town.
Notable residents
[edit]- Robert "Bob" Newton, founder of Hoosier Racing Tire
Gallery
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Old_Tip_Town_Sign.jpg/220px-Old_Tip_Town_Sign.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Tippecanoe%2C_Indiana_Cemetery.jpg/220px-Tippecanoe%2C_Indiana_Cemetery.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Tippecanoe%2C_Indiana_Cemetery_Sign.jpg/220px-Tippecanoe%2C_Indiana_Cemetery_Sign.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Hensley_Fabricating_%22Psalm_23%22_Mural.jpg/220px-Hensley_Fabricating_%22Psalm_23%22_Mural.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 136.
- ^ 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...