Historical Images of Porter County

Donley's Landing, Baumsbridge, Kouts, Ind.
Kankakee River, Porter County, Indiana

Date: Circa 1908
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: J. G. Benkie, H. G. Zimmerman & Company
Postmark: Illegible
Collection: Brent Barber
Remark: Donley’s Landing, more often referred to as Donley's Resort, was named for proprietor James Donley and was situated along the north shoreline of the original channel of the Kankakee River. The resort was formerly known as the Rockville, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis Hunt Club.

Adjacent to Donley’s Resort was the Louisville Hunt Club to the southeast and the White House Hunt Club to the northwest. Donley’s Resort converted the Rockville, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis Hunt Club’s clubhouse into a hotel. James Donley would sell his property to Jesse Smith and the location became known as Smith’s Dance Hall.

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Image and related text prepared by Steven R. Shook