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
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monitor, Indiana
- ^ Schumpert, Larry (March 4, 1969). “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. June 26, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
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