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Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. , is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and money from Lafayette businessman John Purdue to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name.

Located at 40.424, -86.929 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Fort Ouiatenon

Fort Ouiatenon was the first fortified European settlement in what is now called Indiana. It was a French trading post on the Wabash River located approximately three miles southwest of modern-day West Lafayette. The name 'Ouiatenon' is a French rendering of the name in the Wea language, waayaahtanonki, meaning 'place of the whirlpool'. Every year a reenactment of pioneer life is held at the now rebuilt fort called Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

Located at 40.4064, -86.9639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Old Oaken Bucket

The Old Oaken Bucket is a traveling trophy awarded in American college football as part of the Indiana–Purdue rivalry between the Indiana Hoosiers football team of Indiana University and Purdue Boilermakers football team of Purdue University. It was first awarded in 1925. Purdue leads the overall series 72–37–6. The Boilermakers have won 13 of the last 16 games. Purdue won the 2012 contest 56–35 in West Lafayette.

Located at 40.424, -86.929 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lambert Field (Purdue University)

Lambert Field was a baseball stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. It was the home field of the Purdue Boilermakers baseball from 1965 until 2012 and held 1,100 people. It was named after former Purdue baseball coach Ward Lambert.

Located at 40.4305, -86.9248 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Discovery Park (Purdue)

Discovery Park is a 40-acre interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research park located in Purdue University's West Lafayette campus in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was established in 2001 with donations from the Lilly Endowment and from the state of Indiana, and its first buildings opened in 2004. By 2012, Discovery Park had developed into a $750 million research and learning complex of 8 centers.

Located at 40.4224, -86.9232 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Alexander Field (Purdue University)

Alexander Field is a baseball venue in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is home to the Purdue Boilermakers baseball team of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. The field will host its first game in spring 2013. The venue has a capacity of 1,500 spectators that is expandable to 2,500 spectators.

Located at 40.4373, -86.9416 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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