Green Meadows is an unincorporated community in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Green Meadows, Indiana | |
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 Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana | |
  Green Meadows Location in Tippecanoe County | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′23″N 86°57′57″W / 40.43972°N 86.96583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tippecanoe |
| Township | Wabash |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47906 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 435408[1] |
The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
editIn 1959, development began on a 102 acre plat bounded by Indiana Highway 26, Klondike Road, and Lindbergh Road. The development included a privately-owned sewage disposal system and central water system, one of the first subdivisions in the state to do so.[2]
In 1990, the state started an investigation into malfeasance at the Green Meadows Utility company,[3] and later that year stepped in to require improvements to the water service.[4] In 1992 the water utility was acquired by West Lafayette Water company.[5]
In the early 2000s, reports began to surface about cancer clusters in Green Meadows, pointing potential blame on hazardous waste dumped in landfills operated on the Purdue University Thomas Horticultural Farm, which was adjacent to the Green Meadows water source.[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Meadows, Indiana
- ^ "Green Meadows has own water, sewage plants". Journal and Courier. September 11, 1959. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Green Meadows, West Lafayette, Indiana Utilities water construction, regulatory commission". Journal and Courier. March 16, 1990. p. 9.
- ^ "Green Meadows, West Lafayette, Indiana Utility water". Journal and Courier. June 8, 1990. p. 19.
- ^ "Green Meadows, West Lafayette, Indiana, Utility corporation". Journal and Courier. December 11, 1992. p. 9.
- ^ "Green Meadows, West Lafayette Indiana, Cancer Clusters". Journal and Courier. September 11, 2000. p. 1.
- ^ "Green Meadows West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue cancer, dumps". Journal and Courier. September 11, 2000. p. 6.
- ^ "Green Meadows, West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue, Cancer 1990s dump". Journal and Courier. November 9, 2001. p. 8.
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