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Type | State Park |
Location | Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA, near Battle Ground, Indiana |
Area | 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) |
Created | 2004 |
Operated by | Indiana DNR |
Prophetstown State Park, named after Tenskwatawa ("The Prophet"), a religious leader and younger brother of Shawnee leader Tecumseh, is located near the town of Battle Ground, Indiana, about a mile east of 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 1920s-era farm.
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