Daily Almanac for
Feb 16, 2012
Search: Infoplease Info search tips
Search: Biographies Bio search tips
| Share
 

Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor:

Encyclopedia

West Lafayette

West Lafayette, city (1990 pop. 25,907), Tippecanoe co., W Ind., a suburb of Lafayette, on the Wabash River; inc. 1924. A primarily residential city, it is the seat of Purdue Univ. There is farming (corn, wheat, soybeans, rye, oats, hogs, cattle) and manufacturing (machinery, electronic and consumer goods, and chemicals). Nearby is the Tippecanoe battlesite (see under Tippecanoe, river), where William Henry Harrison fought (1811) the Native American chief Tecumseh.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

More on West Lafayette from Infoplease:

See more Encyclopedia articles on: U.S. Political Geography


Premium Partner Content
HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: West Lafayette

Starwood to Introduce Four Points in Indiana West Lafayette Metro Area. (Entertainment Close-up)

West Lafayette, Ind.--Thousands crawled, scurried and creeped to West Lafayette, Ind., April 8-9 to spit crickets, taste chocolate-covered insects and cheer on cockroaches at "Roachill Downs" during Purdue University's 16th Annual Bug Bowl.(In Your Region: ASSOCIATES * TRENDS * DATES) (Pest Control)

Powered by Crisco? West Lafayette gets an award from the EPA.(AROUND INDIANA) (Indiana Business Magazine)

Unity Seeds moves its Agronomy Center and headquarters from Kentland to West Lafayette, IN.(MARKETING NEWS) (Agri Marketing)

West Lafayette, Ind.--the Indiana Pest Management Association wrapped up its winter meeting during the Purdue Pest Management conference with a group of industry merrymakers sharing pizza and beverages at Jake's, a local gathering place.(In Your Region: * ASSOCIATIONS * TRENDS * DATES) (Pest Control)

West Lafayette, Ind.--the Indiana Pest Management Association announced its inductee to the Indiana Pest Control Hail of Fame at its annual winter meeting.(In Your Region: ASSOCIATIONS * TRENDS * DATES) (Pest Control)

Eureka! A small West Lafayette company may have discovered the cure for a third of all human cancers. (Cover Story).(Endocyte Inc.)(Cover Story) (Indiana Business Magazine)

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.--Willie M. Reed has been named dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine.(Names in the News) (Feedstuffs)

GLCC Laurel, LLC (West Lafayette, Ind.), has completed the transition of manufacturing for FireShield and Thermoguard flame retardants and PetCat catalyst grades of antimony oxide from LaPorte, Texas, to Reynosa, Mexico.(Consolidation)(Occidental Petroleum Corp)(Great Lakes Chemical Corp)(Brief Article) (Plastics Engineering)

Purdue University in West Lafayette.(Brief article) (Science)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.
A free, reliable Q&A site for homework help. Answerplease.com

24 X 7

Private Tutor

Click Here for Details
24 x 7 Tutor Availability
Unlimited Online Tutoring
1-on-1 Tutoring
Explore Grade 7 Math , Science Questions