I roto i te 1869, Tippecanoe County <unk>s tuku ngā $150,000 (toenga ki te $2.8 miriona i roto i te 2018) i Lafayette rangatira pakihi, me te philanthropist John Purdue, $50,000 i te kawanatanga, me te 100 eka (0.4 km2) o te whenua i te rohe. I runga i 6, 1869, i whakaturia e te Indiana General Assembly te institution i roto i te Tippecanoe rite Purdue, i roto i te ingoa o te kaiwhakaako matua. tuku hapori puta noa i te kāwanatanga ratou āhuatanga, me te moni ki te tono mo te wāhi o te kura hou. ngā tono Popular ngā te tāpiritanga o te tari ahuwhenua i Indiana State University ranei i te mea inaianei Butler University. Na 1869, Tippecanoe County <unk>s tuku ngā $150,000 (toenga ki $2.8 miriona i roto i te 2018) i Lafayette kaiārahi pakihi, me te philanthropist John Purdue, $50,000 i te kawanatanga, me te 100 eka (0.4 km2) o te whenua i te rohe. i runga i 6, 1869, i whakaturia e te General Assembly
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