Historical Images of Porter County



Deer Hunter's Lodge on Johnson's Island
Kankakee River, Porter County, Indiana


Date: 1920
Source Type: Sketch
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: J. Lorenzo Werich, Wilson Reed Berry (illustrator)
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark:  An island located on the Kankakee River, believed to be located in Boone Township’s Section 21 or Section 28. J. Lorenzo Werich mentions that the island was near Sandy Hook Creek. In 1878, a hunter’s cabin was located on this island.

Image Source:
Werich, J. Lorenzo. 1920. Pioneer Hunters of the Kankakee. Logansport, Indiana: Chronicle Printing Company. 197 p. [see p. 73]

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