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Happy 200th Birthday Tippecanoe County, Indiana: Cornerstone Day Draws Magnificent Crowd

 Part 1 of 2: A History of Tippecanoe County as told by Pioneers in 1882 Indiana General Assembly Enacts Formation of Tippecanoe County on January 26, 1826 From The Lafayette Weekly Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) – Tues., Oct 31, 1882 Did you know that Tippecanoe County, Indiana, has thirteen separate townships with unique and disti nct histories?   Over the next twelve months, the America/Indiana 250 Committee for Tippecanoe County will be sharing historical stories related to the people and places of these thirteen townships. We also welcome submissions from those who would like to share family histories and related photos to be included in the 250 th anniversary memoirs for Tippecanoe County.   The Indiana General Assembly enacted the formation of Tippecanoe County on January 26, 1826, out of Wabash County. Prior to that date, “all the territory embraced in that wide district of land lying north of Montgomery County as far as Lake Michigan was called Wabash County and...