Prophetstown State Park
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| Prophetstown | |
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| Type | State Park |
| Location | Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA |
| Nearest city | Battle Ground, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40°30′0″N 86°50′0″W / 40.50000°N 86.83333°WCoordinates: 40°30′0″N 86°50′0″W / 40.50000°N 86.83333°W |
| Area | 2,000 acres (810 ha) |
| Created | 2004 |
| Operated by | Indiana Department of Natural Resources |
| Website | Official Website |
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, United States, 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.
Facilities and Activities
- Historic Prophetstown Farmstead - 1920s living history farm with animals including Belgian mares, Berkshire pigs, Romney sheep, Milking Shorthorn cattle, chickens
- Woodland Indian Settlement - replicas of a Shawnee council house and medicine lodge
- Hiking trail (2.75 miles)
- Bicycle trail (2.4 miles)
- Interpretative Naturalist services
- Picnicking Areas
- Picnic Shelters
- Camping
- 110 campsites
- Dumping station
See also
- Open air museum
External links
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources' official Web page
- The Museum at Prophetstown
- "Indiana Campgrounds Online". Indiana Campgrounds Online. Retrieved 2012-10-19. (Indiana Campground Database)
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