The Wabash River flows right into the Mississippi River. Our county is now named Tippecanoe and the Wabash River separates our two cities – West Lafayette and Lafayette. The battle took place near the Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers. Two of my favorites are the annual Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering (music festival) and the Steam and Gas Power Show. Today, the Battle Field Park is a fun place to go to learn about the Battle of Tippecanoe and to hike on the trails along the river - but it also has lots of festivals throughout the summer.

The Battle of Tippecanoe is one of the most important battles in the history of our country – and it took place in 1811 (over 200 years ago) in the next town over from me – Battle Ground, Indiana.īattle Ground is named for the site of this battle – the site of the battle is now a Registered National Landmark, with a statue of William Henry Harrison (see us below). President Harrison was from Indiana and as the Governor of the Indiana territory, he led the Battle of Tippecanoe.

My high school is named after President William Henry Harrison.

This year I played alto-saxophone in the marching band, the pep band and the jazz band. Besides my classes, my favorite activity at school is band. I am a freshman at William Henry Harrison High School in West Lafayette. I then took Flat Stanley to school with me. Flat Stanley and I are pictured on a bridge above the Four Corners Depot along the Wabash River in Downtown Lafayette. In addition to corn, Indiana is known as the “Crossroad of America” for many reasons including having lots of trains going through here. Indiana corn and soybeans are used all over the world for lots of foods like popcorn, tofu, corn syrup, soy milk, and even ethanol gas for your cars. Next, I brought Flat Stanley to see one of the many corn and soybean fields in Indiana. It’s named after Hadley Lake which is near our house. Flat Stanley and I have had a great time going to many of my favorite places in my hometown of West Lafayette as well as Lafayette and Battle Ground, Indiana.įirst, I gave Flat Stanley a tour of our neighborhood, which is called Hadley Moors. Thank you for sending Flat Stanley to visit me in Indiana.

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