| Indiana (Porter County), Chesterton — 64.1995.1 — Iron Brigade |
| | Composed of infantry regiments from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the Iron Brigade fought with Army of the Potomac during the Civil War (1861–1865). Received name for valor at battle of South Mountain, Maryland (1862). Sustained combat fatalities among the highest in the Union armies. — Map (db m10763) |
| Indiana (Porter County), Hebron — Site of Huakiki |
| |
Old "Indian Town" Village Oldest and largest known village of Pottawatomies.
This was their winter home. Disbanded in 1838 when the Indians were moved west.
Dedicators:
Historical Society of Porter County, Inc., Duneland Historical Society, Inc. The Dinwiddie Clan — Map (db m7477) |
| Indiana (Porter County), Kouts — Site of Tassinong |
| | Oldest Village in Northern Indiana
A French mission and Trading Post - 1673
Post Office Established - 1837
John Jones, P.M.
Incorporated as a Village 1852
by
Joseph Bartholomew and Jesse Spencer — Map (db m4640) |
| Indiana (Porter County), Porter — Dunes Hi-Way — Shortest Route from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
| | Opened to traffic by the Dunes Highway Association, November 14, 1923.
A.S. Hess, President
W.E. Jewell, Vice President
O.B. Johnson, 2nd Vice President
Z.B. Campbell, Treasurer
W.K. Greenebaum, Secretary — Map (db m10762) |
| Indiana (Porter County), Porter — Le Petit Fort |
| | At Le Petit Fort, near this site, a battle was fought on December 5, 1780, between American forces under command of Lt. Thomas Brady and Jean Baptiste Hamelin and British forces under command of Dahreau de Quindre. — Map (db m7734) |
| Indiana (Porter County), Porter — The J.D. Marshall |
| | J.D. Marshall Propeller
This propeller is from the steam barge J.D. Marshall. It weights over 4,000 pounds! It was made in 1891 and has 4 blades. Modern boats use a 3-blade propeller for improved efficiency with decrease of horsepower.
The J.D. Marshall was 154-ft steamship that hauled lumber for twenty years. Then in 1911, the boat was sold and converted into a sand sucker. Sand suckers were used to pull wet sand from the lake bottom into their cargo holds. No one knows for sure . . . — Map (db m6425) |
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