Tippecanoe Battlefield Timeline

November 7, 1811	Battle of Tippecanoe
November 7, 1836	John Tipton, Battle of Tippecanoe veteran, deeded the 16 acre battlefield to Indiana.
1840	Political Rally
1844	Political Rally
1850	Refreshment stand for battlefield visitors constructed.
1851	Indiana Constitutional Convention made provisions for the preservation of the battlefield.
1856	Political Rally Refreshment stand remodeled into a school house. Battle Ground Collegiate Institute opened.
1858	The town of Battle Ground platted.
1862	Administration Building for the Battle Ground Collegiate Institute constructed.
1873	Iron fence erected around the battlefield.
1875	Tabernacle constructed.
1878	Tabernacle remodeled.
1882	Battle Ground Collegiate Institute closed.
1887	Iron fence painted and repaired.
1888	Political Rally
1892	Tippecanoe Monument Association formed.
November 7, 1908	Monument dedicated.
November 7, 1911	Re-enactment of the Battle of Tippecanoe
1927	The Administrative Building for the Battle Ground Collegiate expanded and converted into the Hotel Marshall for the Methodist Church Camp.
1959	The tabernacle is dismantled.
1961	Sesquicentennial Celebration of the Battle of Tippecanoe
1962	Retreat Center constructed. The Hotel Marshall renovated, the Lounge added.
1963	Tippecanoe Battlefield designated a National Historic Landmark.
1971	The Methodist Church Camp closed. A group of concerned residents form the Battle Ground Historical Corporation. The Hotel Marshall converted into a museum.
1972	The Indiana General Assembly enacted legislation turning over the Battlefield Monument to the Tippecanoe County Park Board.
1990	The Battle Ground Historical Corporation merged with the Tippecanoe County Historical Association (TCHA).
1995	TCHA remodeled and revamped the museum and the exhibits.
2008	Centenial of the Dedication of the Monument