The Lafayettes, as indicated in the title of this book, refer to
Lafayette and West Lafayette in Northwest Indiana. Postcards of that
area emerged in the late 1800s as the population began to grow. Since
those early days, the number of residents in Lafayette has grown to more
than 70,000, and West Lafayette has increased to almost 45,000. These
figures exclude Purdue University students, who number more than 40,000
enrolled each year. Postcards from Columbia Park in Lafayette, the
Indiana Veterans' Home in West Lafayette, Fort Ouiatenon, and the 1811
Battle of Tippecanoe in Battle Ground round out this diverse collection
detailing the area's unique history.