page_title: Tippecanoe Battlefield Park
section_title: Recreational opportunities
hierarchical_section_title: Tippecanoe Battlefield Park / Recreational opportunities
caption_attribution_description: English: Statue of Wm Henry Harrison by sculptor John H Mahoney on the Battle of Tippecanoe Monument
context_page_description: The Tippecanoe Battlefield Park preserves the location of the Battle of Tippecanoe fought on November 7, 1811.
  The 16-acre site of the battle was deeded to the State of Indiana by John Tipton, a veteran of the fight, on November 7, 1836, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the battle. The site was used for a number of major political rallies during its earlier years, those most significant being on May 29, 1840 in favor of William Henry Harrison's bid for the White House attended by 30,000 people.
  The location was attracting visitors by the 1850s, and the battlefield was bordered by the Louisville, New Albany, & Salem Railroad during that decade. A refreshment stand was built adjacent to the site to accommodate visitors, and this land was later purchased by the Northwest Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church and used for the Battle Ground Collegiate Institute and later for a Methodist youth camp. Despite interest in the location for the sesquicentennial of the battle in 1961, the camp was abandoned in 1971 and the location was neglected. It was designated a National Historical Landmark in 1960. It is located in the Battle Ground Historic District.
context_section_description: Hiking (including access to the Wabash Heritage Trail).
  Nature Center
  Battlefield Monument
  Museum
  Tippecanoe Battlefield Park is operated by the Tippecanoe County Park Board and the Battlefield Museum is operated by the Tippecanoe County Historical Society.
caption: Wm Henry Harrison sculpture by John H. Mahoney
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