| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tippecanoe |
| Township | Perry |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| Time zone (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Elevation | 591 ft |
| Coordinates | 40°25′11″N 86°45′23″W |
| ZIP code | 47905 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 439326[1] |
Monitor is a small unincorporated community in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
The town's original name was Cynthyana.[2]
A post office was established at Monitor in 1864, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3]
The former Monitor High School, since closed to school consolidation, fielded a basketball team which won a sectional championship in 1943 despite the community's small size. They defeated Lafayette Jefferson, who would go on to set a state record by winning the next 29 consecutive sectional championships between 1944 and 1972.[4][5]
The former Monitor schoolhouse was used as a drug addiction treatment facility until 2007. In 2010 it was set on fire in an arson incident.[6]
References
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- ^ Schumpert, Larry (1969-03-04). "Old Tippecanoe Towns Brought To Mind By Yorktown Demise". Lafayette Journal and Courier
- ^ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Boys Basketball All-Time Sectional Championships". IHSAA
- ^ "Crawley turned Jeff basketball into state power". Lafayette Journal & Courier
- ^ "Man arrested in fire case". WLFI. 2010-06-26. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-03-27.