Cairo, Indiana

40°32′27″N 86°55′29″W / 40.54083°N 86.92472°W / 40.54083; -86.92472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyTippecanoeTownshipTippecanoeElevation689 ft (210 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47906
Area code765GNIS feature ID431946[1]

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

Cairo 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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cairo, Indiana
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