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Tippecanoe County is divided into 13 Civil Townships as follows: Fairfield,
Jackson, Lauramie, Perry, Randolph, Sheffield, Shelby, Tippecanoe, Union,
Wabash,Washington, Wayne and Wea.
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Tippecanoe County was formally organized March 1, 1826.
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Lafayette is the County Seat. It was lied out in 1825 by William Digby and
is situated near the center of the county on the east bank of the Wabash.
According to the United States Census of 1910, it was the only incorporated
city in the county.
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Amelia Earhart was a "visiting faculty member: with the title of consultant
on women's careers at Purdue University. In fact, the beautiful Lockheed
10-E Electra she flew into history was provided by the Purdue Research Foundation
and at the conclusion of her proposed round-the-world flight would have
been returned to Purdue for exhibit. ³
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According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, an individual was a pioneer
of our county if they resided here on or before December 31, 1830.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Tippecanoe County start with
the prefix 79 because it is the seventy-ninth county in alphabetical
listing.
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