I was searching for a nice destination for a longish (130 mile or so) ride from our house in the far, far South suburbs of Chicago. I came upon this article from Wikipedia about Battle Ground, Indiana.

The short version is this is the site where William Henry Harrison, later the President of the United States, led an military expedition against the 'indian uprising' being led by Tecumseh, and his brother Prophet.

There is now a state park near the place where the battle, known as the 'Battle of Tippecanoe', happened, along with the places Prophet addressed his men and gathered them for battle. For those that remember their history classes, this was the origin of the campaign slogan, "Tippecanoe and Tyler too!" that Harrison used while winning election.

Nice roads through the Indiana country and perfect weather got me to Prophet's Rock:




And then about three more minutes of riding got me to the actual museum and memorial site:


I didn't remember to bring a camera, so just got snaps with the phone-sorry.

All in all, a pleasant enough destination for a nice ride; certainly not the most exciting park/museum I've been to, but quaint and picturesque, and tied nicely to our American history.

Larry

 

Very nice cell phone pics Larry. Thanks for the history info & sharing it all w/ us. :-)

 

"Tecumseh"

I always thought he made lawnmower engines.

Thanks for the pic's and also the tweak that made me go off to Wiki and broaden my knowledge.

 

I'd always thought Tecumseh was the fellow who helped find those two explorers who got lost looking for the Northwest passage, Briggs and Stratton.

History is NOT my strong point!

Larry

 

WOW, just less than an hour from my house, and you don't even stop by. Well maybe next time you are in the state.

 

Yep you'd easily spot Indy's place - crates of WD40 outside and the only
87 Hurricane in the whole huge State of indiana

Nice tho' Larry thanks for sharing.

Bike looks awesome - all the silver ones do that

 

Aw, I have to plead ignorance! But I do try to 'escape' to Indiana whenever I take a ride, since I work in downtown Chicago and get positively sick of the traffic, crowds and general mayhem. Indiana farm roads are the best cure for that, I've found.

Plus, the people talk funny.


Larry

 

A friend of mine used to have two goats that he kept on his property to help keep the grass down.

Guess what they were called?

Yes, you're absolutely correct : Briggs and Stratton.