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Encyclopedia > Prophetstown State Park
Prophetstown
Designation State Park
Location Indiana USA
Nearest City West Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates °′N °′W
Area #### acres
Date of Establishment 2004
Governing Body Indiana DNR

Prophetstown State Park is located by the town of Battle Ground, Indiana on the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe. Established in 2004, it is Indiana’s newest state park. The park is home to the Museum at Prophetstown, which recreates a Native American village and a 1920’s era farm. State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreation, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Chicago from the air. ... West Lafayette (IPA: ) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, 65 miles (105km) northwest of Indianapolis. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Battle Ground is a town located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Combatants Tecumsehs confederacy United States Commanders Tenskwatawa William Henry Harrison Strength 500+ 1,000 regulars and militia Casualties 50+ killed 70+ wounded 68 killed 120 wounded The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and forces of... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There are 23 Indiana state parks maintained and operated by Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ...


Facilities and Activities

  • Hiking trail (1.75 miles)
  • Bicycle trail (1.8 miles)
  • Interpretative Naturalist Service
  • The Museum at Prophetstown
  • Picnicking Areas
    • Picnic Shelters
  • Camping
    • 110 campsites
    • Dumping station

Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle_Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Friends and family gather for a picnic in a public park in Columbus, Ohio, c. ... Car camping is camping in a tent, but nearby the car for easier access and for supply storage Camping is an outdoor recreational activity, in which the campers get away from civilization and enjoy nature by spending one or more nights at a campsite. ...

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