Porter County, Indiana (Valparaiso, Indiana)

USA / Indiana / Valparaiso / Valparaiso, Indiana
 county, draw only border
www.porterco.org/
www.indianadunes.com/
Name: Named in 1836 for War of 1812 Commodore David Porter
County Seat: Valparaiso

Most of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is located here. Birthplace of Orville Redenbacher who started a major popcorn business while working for Princeton Farms in Gibson County, Indiana.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_County,_IN
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   41°29'26"N   87°4'26"W

Comments

  • Number 10 in my list of counties to be traced out. Anybody living in these counties that wishes to put in information about them is more than welcome to. I only know more about Southwestern Indiana than the rest of the state, so I am only limited to what information I do know about them.
  • I do mapping work for porter county. If I can help in anyway, email.
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