unincorporated town
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Tippecanoe County Tippecanoe ( ) may refer to several places or things in the United States:
* The 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana
* A nickname for William Henry Harrison (U.S. President March 1841–April 1841) from his role in the battle
** Tippecanoe and Tyl ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
The site is often considered part of the adjoining town of
West Point
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.
History
A post office was established and named Glen Hall in 1866. It became Glenhall in 1894 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.
Geography
Glenhall is located less than half a mile north of
West Point
The United States Military Academy (USMA), commonly known as West Point, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York that educates cadets for service as Officer_(armed_forces)#United_States, comm ...
. It is in Wayne Township and has an elevation of approximately 625 feet.