Historical Images of Porter County

North Bend on the Kankakee River
Kankakee River, Porter County, Indiana

Date: 1920
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: J. Lorenzo Werich
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark:  Before the Kankakee River was channelized into Marble Ditch, the most northern bend in the river along Porter County’s southern boundary was commonly referred to as North Bend. The location of this river bend was immediately west of the mouth of Sandy Hook Creek.

Image Source:
Werich, J. Lorenzo. 1920. Pioneer Hunters of the Kankakee. Logansport, Indiana: Chronicle Printing Company. 197 p. [see p. 186]

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Image and related text prepared by Steven R. Shook