Editing Tipton, Indiana (section)

==Arts and culture==
The city library was founded in 1900 and built in 1901. It opened in Spring 1901 and over 500 books were donated to the library. In 1915, [[Andrew Carnegie]] donated $10,000 to the city with the agreement that city would contribute $1,000 towards library operations annually. The [[Carnegie Library]] began construction on October 15, 1902. The library does not stand today. An endowment was founded by a donor, Nannie R. Shirk, who named the endowment after her late husband, E.H. Shirk.<ref name="Pershing101">Pershing, p. 101</ref>

===Annual cultural events===
Every year, the weekend after [[Labor Day]] the Tipton County Pork Festival takes place. The event features a parade, a queen contest where Miss Pork Cuisine is crowned, food and music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Festival |first=Tipton County Pork |title=2024 Tipton County Pork Festival September 5,6&7 |url=https://tiptoncountyporkfestival.com/ |website=2024 Tipton County Pork Festival               September 5,6&7}}</ref>