Historical Images of Porter County

Swimming Hole, Sager's Lake
Valparaiso, Indiana

Date: Circa 1910
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Commercial Colortype Company
Postmark: February 20, 1912, Valparaiso, Indiana
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This image shows the flour mill constructed by William Cheney in 1841. The mill was then owned and operated by M. B. Crosby, and later by William Sager. Prior to this flour mill, the location was the site of Samuel Shigley's sawmill, constructed around 1836. The stack seen to the left of the mill was added later when steam was used as a power source at the mill.

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Image and related text prepared by Steven R. Shook