Historical Markers and War Memorials in La Porte, Indiana
LaPorte is the county seat for LaPorte County
La Porte is in LaPorte County
LaPorte County(68) ► ADJACENT TO LAPORTE COUNTY Jasper County(22) ► Porter County(36) ► St. Joseph County(91) ► Starke County(13) ► Berrien County, Michigan(80) ►
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Near Park Street north of Oak Street, on the left when traveling north.
Detachment A-Team
101 Company C
5th Special Forces
came under
attack by a North Vietnamese tank unit on
February 6, 1968 in the Battle of Lang Vei.
LaPorte native, Green Beret Master Sergeant.
Charles W. Lindewald
was . . . — — Map (db m77158) WM
On State Road 39 south of County Road W250S, on the left when traveling south.
Proposed in 1905 as a 742 mile, straight-line, high speed route, without crossings; estimated ten hours travel time at a cost of ten dollars. Just under twenty miles, between La Porte and Chesterton, were constructed, 1906-1911. — — Map (db m43376) HM
On State Road 2 at Colfax Avenue, on the right when traveling west on State Road 2.
Two Civil War training camps: Colfax and Jackson, were located near La Porte. The 9th and 29th Indiana Volunteer Infantry regiments were organized and trained here. — — Map (db m43375) HM
On W. Joliet Road west of Long Lane, on the right when traveling west.
(Left Tablet)
The LaPorte Historical Society
Here places the names of the men who built the stockade:
A.P. Andrews, Jr. - Commander -
Peter White - Captain -
William Adams • Elijah Brown • Daniel Carpenter • Jacob Coleman • . . . — — Map (db m77076) HM
On W. Joliet Road at County Road S 350W, on the right when traveling west on W. Joliet Road.
1832 - First log school
1883 - Two story brick school for grades 1 - 8
1900 - Grades 9 - 11 added
1912 - Grades 9 - 11 discontinued
1948 - New one story school with 4 classrooms and gym
1955 - Four classrooms added
1963 . . . — — Map (db m77098) HM
On Michigan Avenue at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Michigan Avenue.
LaPorte Centennial
1832 – 1932
On this site was built
the first log cabin in LaPorte
Here was held the first session
of the County Commissioners
Erected in memory of the pioneers
by Miriam Benedict Chapter
Daughters of . . . — — Map (db m77178) HM
On Grangemouth Road, 0.1 miles north of Lake Shore Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The Ordinance Line located here was intended to form northern borders of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, but these resp. borders were shifted northward at statehood. Called “Indian Boundary Line” in Indiana, it formed here borders between . . . — — Map (db m77262) HM
On Pine Lake Avenue north of Weller / Truesdell Ave., on the right when traveling north.
Side One
Northwest Territory formed 1787; Indiana Territory formed 1800. Admission of Ohio 1803 and formation of Michigan Territory 1805 established Indiana Territory's northern boundary at southern tip of Lake Michigan. When Indiana became . . . — — Map (db m43369) HM
Near Lake Shore Drive at Pine Lake Avenue (U.S. 35), on the left when traveling west.
(Front Side)
Afghanistan
Iraq Kuwait
A nation that forgets its defenders
is a nation itself that
will be forgotten
(Rear Side)
Fallen Heroes
Sgt. David M. Heath
Cpl. Sascha Struble
Sgt. Kraig D. . . . — — Map (db m78201) WM
On Harrison Street at Clay Street, on the right when traveling east on Harrison Street.
La Porte University. La Porte University was established in the early 1840s to include law, literary, and medical departments. The medical department, later Indiana Medical College, began classes by 1842. Its distinguished faculty attracted . . . — — Map (db m202849) HM
Near Lake Shore Drive at Pine Lake Avenue (U.S. 35), on the left when traveling west.
(Panel 1)
Dedicated to Viet Nam Veterans
We gave our full measure of devotion
Veterans helping veterans
(Panel 2)
Together We Can
Viet Nam Veterans
Chapter Three
LaPorte Co. Indiana
"Honor to those . . . — — Map (db m78202) WM
Near Lake Shore Drive west of Pine Lake Avenue (U.S. 35), on the left when traveling west.
In Honor Of
Wilbur A. Higlendorf
Arthur C. Woodcox
Robert J. Hartman
Clarence G. Niendorf
Who in the time of our country’s need, willingly laid aside their duties, to enter the military service, offering their lives, fortunes and sacred . . . — — Map (db m77332) WM
On Lincolnway west of Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Side One
County formed by Indiana General Assembly and La Porte selected county seat 1832. Three courthouses built on this site: first 1833, second 1847-1848. Present courthouse constructed 1892-1894 of Lake Superior Red Sandstone; designed . . . — — Map (db m43373) HM
On Indiana Avenue south of Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Side One
La Porte's first public library was established 1896. La Porte City School Board was awarded $27, 500 Carnegie grant 1916; by 1919 local support had been secured to meet grant requirements. Architect Wilson B. Parker designed the . . . — — Map (db m43371) HM
1 Potawatomi Indian Women
2 First Log Cabin
3 Paul Bowman, early mail carrier
4 Aerial view of Pine Lake and Holmes Island
5 Girl riding Crown Bicycle
6 The Door Prairie Barn, 1876
7 Cart from Belle Gunness farm
8 1921 girl reading the . . . — — Map (db m242135) HM
On Madison Street at Lincolnway, on the right when traveling south on Madison Street.
Meinrad Rumely
Meinrad Rumely was the founder and guiding spirit of the Rumely Companies for more than 50 years. He came to America from Germany in 1848, and in 1853 on this site opened a blacksmith shop that was to grow into a large . . . — — Map (db m43463) HM
Near Lake Shore Drive west of Pine Lake Avenue (U.S. 35), on the left when traveling west.
A tribute to
Harry August Backus • John William Burns • Chester L. Coplin • Hamon Gray • John E. Hawn • William L. Hubner • John E. Hunt • Chester Stewart Kiff • George Luebker • John C. Naill • Louis Edward New • Roy E. Newell • Norman Lay . . . — — Map (db m77331) WM
Near Lake Shore Drive at Pine Lake Avenue (U.S. 35), on the left when traveling west.
(Front Side)
Operation
Desert Storm
1991
Duty, Honor, Country
(Rear Side)
In Honor
Of the LaPorte County
Servicemen and Women
Who, Through
"Operation Desert Storm",
Participated in
The Liberation of Kuwait . . . — — Map (db m78203) WM
Near North Wozniak Road, 0.3 miles south of County Road W 125N, on the right when traveling north.
The Pinhook Bog area features two very different habitats. The Upland Trail highlights a rich Beech and Maple forest growing on top of a glacial moraine formed about 15,000 years ago. The Bog Trail leads to a depression in the moraine created when a . . . — — Map (db m75623)
On Park Street at County Road N 100W, on the left when traveling north on Park Street.
Near here settled pioneer Quakers, including the Aaron Stanton Family. In 1836 William Bond agreed to convey the Society of Friends three acres of land for a meeting house lot and burial ground. Bond died in 1837 and in 1841 the La Porte Circuit . . . — — Map (db m77105) HM
On Madison Street at Madison Street, on the right when traveling west on Madison Street.
This marks the site of Meinard Rumely’s Blacksmith Shop where in 1853 he built his first threshing machine.
In the factory later erected here were produced pioneering steam engines and steam plowing engines, and in 1908 parts for the first . . . — — Map (db m43432) HM
Near Michigan Avenue at Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
How It All Began
The time was 1912. One million plus motor vehicles were in use in America, primarily in urban settings. To that time only eight recorded motor car travelers had ventured a trip across America. Paved roads were . . . — — Map (db m77213) HM
Near Michigan Avenue at Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
French fur traders came to Northwest Indiana in the 1600's. A natural opening through the forest served as a gateway to the prairies beyond. They called this opening, La Porte, meaning, “the door”, from which the county received its . . . — — Map (db m77215) HM
On Madison Street at Madison Street, on the right when traveling west on Madison Street.
Meinrad Rumely (1823-1904), a German immigrant, founded a blacksmith shop here 1853, which grew into a dominant company through reorganizations and acquisitions. Rumely companies in La Porte benefited from available rail transportation plus . . . — — Map (db m43362) HM
