Historical Images of Porter County

Mouth of Sandy Hook Creek on the Kankakee River
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:  Sandy Hook Creek's headwaters are located in the townships of Morgan and Porter and the creek flows southward draining into the Kankakee River at the NW¼ of Section 28 T33N R6W in Boone Township. The creek was later dredged and straightened to create Sandy Hook Ditch.

Image Source:
Werich, J. Lorenzo. 1920. Pioneer Hunters of the Kankakee. Logansport, Indiana: Chronicle Printing Company. 197 p. [see p. 188]

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Image and related text prepared by Steven R. Shook