Cairo, Indiana
40°32′27″N 86°55′29″W / 40.54083°N 86.92472°W / 40.54083; -86.92472
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Cairo is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Skywatch Tower
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In 1952 the US Air Force commissioned the construction of an observation tower in Cairo, which was built by local volunteers. Manned twenty-four hours a day, observers kept watch for enemy aircraft until being the advent of the national radar system.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cairo, Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Lafayette
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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