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Historic LaPorte County Courthouse
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LaPorte
County is certainly a county with many charms: Washington Park and
Zoo, welcoming communities, exciting festivals and events, Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore, attractive parks, and more.
The LaPorte County Courthouse, at Lincolnway and Indiana Avenue, was built
between the years of 1890 and 1894. This impressive structure was
built in the Romanesque style and designed by Brentwood Tolan, designer of
several other county courthouses for the state of Indiana.
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Some
Cities and Towns
in LaPorte County: |
Kingsbury,
Kingsford Heights, LaCrosse, LaPorte,
Michigan City,
Rolling Prairie, Stillwell, Union Mills, Wanatah, Wellsboro, Westville
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Some History: |
The
Pottawatomie, Ottowa, and Sac Indians were the first people known to have
lived in LaPorte County, Indiana, but were removed by the U. S. Government
to Illinois by 1838.
In the fall of 1679, White men arrived to the area under the leadership of
Frenchman Robert Cavelier La Salle.
150 years later, on March 15, 1829, the Benedict family became the first
White settlers to LaPorte County in an area just north of present-day
Westville.
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LaPorte County
Links: |
La Porte
County
LaPorte
County Fair
La Porte
County Public Library
2001 LaPorte County events |
Map:
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