Tippecanoe Battle Ground, Octbr. 8th, 1869

Description:	Tippecanoe Battle Ground Octbr. 8th 1869.AMs, 3 p. (written on back of preprinted insurance forms) The impassible swamp below the Battleground that existed in 1840 is now a fertile cornfield farmed by Hiram Shaw, whose house stands behind it. Many Indian skeletons have been found during the reclamation of that land. The rock now called Prophets Rock was actually the famous Rattlesnake den, while the Prophet during the battle actually adopted a position on the other side of the river, where retreat was easier. That spot is well known, and is on a gentle rise (position described). George Winter paced off the distance from Shaws house to his barn, which stands near a duck pond G.W. also noticed in 1840. Solomon Shaw now lives on the farm on the site of Prophets Town, and he gave G.W. an axe blade and lead bar found at that spot.
Origin:	1869
Contributor(s):	Winter, George, 1810-1876;
Publisher:	Tippecanoe County Historical Association
Source:	http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/ref/collection/gwinter/id/770
Collection:	George Winter
Copyright:	Images in the George Winter Collection should not be used without written permission from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. To obtain reproduction rights and prices, contact the Tippecanoe County Historical Association at info@tippecanoehistory.org
Subjects:	Tippecanoe Battlefield (Battle Ground, Ind.) Shaw, Hiram Graves Indians of North America

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