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Prophet's Rock

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

West Lafayette, Indiana

Fort Ouiatenon

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

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The Smoking Fence

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

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Family Tree Gravestones

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.

1 mile from West Lafayette

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Cholera Mass Graves of Fink Cemetery

An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.

3 miles from West Lafayette

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Feast of the Hunters' Moon

The autumn event re-creates meals shared by French settlers and Native Americans at an 18th-century fort.

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