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A school was located approximately one-half mile west of the cross roads. A post office began operation here under the name Porters Cross Roads on May 1, 1844, with Aaron Servis appointed as the first postmaster (1844–1850, 1855–1859). The post office ceased operations on August 19, 1873.
The post office would eventually be renamed to Calumet in 1850, as which the town was platted when the railroad was extended to that point in 1852. Due to a town on the same railroad also being named Calumet, the name would finally be changed to Chesterton in 1870 [12] and it was reincorporated as a town in 1899 after a failed incorporation in ...
The Chesterton Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Chesterton, Indiana.. Originally called Coffee Creek and located a little to the south of the current downtown, the name was changed some time after the post office was established in 1833 to Calumet, the river to the north.
It's a Southern Indiana holiday tradition with worldwide appeal. Home & Garden. Lighter Side
EVANSVILLE — The Santa Claus, Indiana, post office has selected as its 2024 holiday season special picture postmark a design by Aubrey Harpe, a freshman at the University of Southern Indiana.
Porter County is part of Indiana's 1st congressional district. In state government, Porter County is in Indiana Senate districts 4th, 5th and 6th; in Indiana House of Representatives districts 3rd, 4th, 10th, 19th and 20th. For most of its history, Porter County was a Republican Party stronghold in presidential elections.
The Chesterton Tribune is a twice-weekly newspaper based in Chesterton, Indiana, United States serving Chesterton and the Duneland School District in Porter County, The paper ceased publication of its print newspaper on December 30, 2020 [1] but was revived a few months later as a twice weekly community paper by Don Hurd, the owner of a chain of Indiana newspapers.
One Indianapolis post office offers hours until 8 p.m., whereas other Indiana cities such as Bloomington, Fort Wayne and Noblesville have post offices open until 7 p.m. Mail your last-minute taxes ...