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
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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