History of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte, 1927County history published by the Historians' Association . . . .
Source Citation:
Cannon, Thomas H., H. H. Loring, and Charles J. Robb. 1927.
History of
the Lake and Calumet Region of Indiana, Embracing the Counties of Lake,
Porter and LaPorte: An Historical Account of Its People and Its Progress
from the Earliest Times to the Present.
Volume I. Indianapolis, Indiana: Historians' Association. 840 p.
HISTORY OF THE LAKE AND CALUMET REGION OF INDIANA
ix
AN APPRECIATION
The successful
completion of
this work
is due
largely to
the cooperation
of the many
splendid men
and women in
this region
who, having
the
interest of
the community
at heart,
wished to
see a
work worthy
of the
people it
represents. To
single out
any one
of these
persons who
extended
such fine cooperation
would be
to possibly disparage
a number
of others.
It would be
manifestly impossible to
carry such
a work to
a satisfactory
conclusion without
the aid and advice
of those
who have
been concerned
with the historical
episodes of
the territory embraced. Our heartfelt
thanks and
appreciation goes
out to
these. A
debt of
gratitude is
due the
able editors
of this
work, not
only by
the publishers
but by
the citizens
of
this community
and by
succeeding generations. The
reference committee
who served in
obedience to
a desire to
see something
published that
would
be representative as
an authoritative
source of
information also has
our
sincere and
abiding gratitude.
Many of
the persons
on this reference committee
are familiar
with distinctive
topics and
phases of
history that
made
their service
invaluable. To
the newspapers
of this
region who
unstintingly devoted the
space of
their columns
to the
progress of
this work, and
to the many,
many who
in their
support and
patronage of
this work
have
made it a
reality, we
acknowledge a
grateful indebtedness.
HISTORIANS' ASSOCIATION.
NAVIGATION OF
HISTORY OF THE LAKE AND CALUMET REGION OF INDIANA
FOREWARD
AN APPRECIATION
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I - Geology and Topography
CHAPTER II - The Mound Builders
CHAPTER III - Days of Indian Occupancy
CHAPTER IV - Early Explorations
CHAPTER V - Border Warfare
CHAPTER VI - Lake and Calumet Region Becomes Part of United States
CHAPTER VII - After Wayne and Greenville - Tecumseh and the Prophet
CHAPTER VIII - Indian Peace
CHAPTER IX - Early Settlements and Pioneers - County Organization
CHAPTER X - Townships - Towns - Villages
CHAPTER XI - Pioneer Life
CHAPTER XII - The Lake Michigan Marshes
CHAPTER XIII - Agriculture and Livestock
CHAPTER XIV - Military Annals
CHAPTER XV - The Lake and Calumet Region in the World War
CHAPTER XVI - The Newspapers
CHAPTER XVII - The Medical Profession
CHAPTER XVIII - The Bench and Bar in the Lake and Calumet Region
CHAPTER XIX - Churches
CHAPTER XX - Schools
CHAPTER XXI - Libraries
CHAPTER XXII - Social Life
CHAPTER XXIII - The Dunes of Northwestern Indiana
CHAPTER XXIV - Banks and Banking
CHAPTER XXV - Transportation and Waterways
CHAPTER XXVI - Cities
CHAPTER XXVII - Industrial Development
CHAPTER XXVIII - Chambers of Commerce
Transcribed by Steven R. Shook, December 2022