Monitor, Indiana | |
|---|---|
 Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′11″N 86°45′23″W / 40.41972°N 86.75639°W / 40.41972; -86.75639 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tippecanoe |
| Township | Perry |
| Elevation [1] | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| 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
- ^ 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.
