Porter in Porter County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Porter War Memorial

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, February 27, 2025

1. Porter War Memorial close up

Inscription.
Dedicated to the honor of the men and women who served our country in World War II • Dedicated to the honor of the men and women who served our country in Vietnam War • Dedicated to the honor of the men and women who served our country in World War I • Dedicated to the honor of the men and women who served our country in Korean Conflict

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 37.136′ N, 87° 4.204′ W. Memorial is in Porter, Indiana, in Porter County. It is at the intersection of Hagerman Avenue and Rankin Street on Hagerman Avenue. The memorial stands in Hawthorne Park in front of the community center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 500 Ackerman Dr, Chesterton IN 46304, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northwest Indiana,

specifically on the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan Shore,

and in the Calumet Region.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn

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Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Joseph Bailly (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Brown Mansion (approx. 0.9 miles away); Chesterton Bandstand (approx. one mile away); Chesterton's Historic 100 Block Broadway (approx. 1.1 miles away); Chellberg Farm and the Swedish Community (approx. 1.1 miles away); In Grateful Remembrance of Mrs Rose Howe (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Calumet Region, 1822-1835 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Indiana Dunes Indigenous Cultural Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Porter.

Southeast Panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, February 27, 2025

2. Southeast Panel

Northeast Panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, February 27, 2025

3. Northeast Panel

Northwest Panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, February 27, 2025

4. Northwest Panel

Southwest Panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, February 27, 2025

5. Southwest Panel

Porter War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, February 27, 2025

6. Porter War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 1, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 2, 2025, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.