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The Elkhart River is a 48.3-mile-long (77.7 km) [1] tributary of the St. Joseph River in northern Indiana in the United States. [2] It is almost entirely contained in Elkhart County . It begins as the South Branch Elkhart River from Port Mitchell Lake and the North Branch Elkhart River from Waldron Lake and merge to form the Elkhart River west ...
Location of Elkhart County in Indiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Elkhart County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
The district developed during 1835 to 1937. It was first called Perry's Prairie, a natural clearing settled by white inhabitants in 1833. Ligonier was platted in 1835. The town was overshadowed by Rochester, another settlement on the Elkhart River, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the southeast in 1836. Ligonier was located on a state road and north of ...
Elkhart River; Little Elkhart River; Pigeon River; Fawn River; Galena River, becomes the Galien River in Michigan; Trail Creek; East Arm Little Calumet River. Salt Creek; Grand Calumet River (through Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal and the Calumet River in Illinois) Little Calumet River (through Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal and the Calumet River ...
The Elkhart River flows from the NW part of the county into Elkhart County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Noble County has a total area of 417.43 square miles (1,081.1 km 2), of which 410.84 square miles (1,064.1 km 2) (or 98.42%) is land and 6.59 square miles (17.1 km 2) (or 1.58%) is water. [10]
The county was created in 1830 in Indiana out of the Indiana Territory following the creation of the State of Ohio. Colonel John Jackson was sent into the area to eradicate the Potawatomi Indians living in a village on the Elkhart River near present-day Baintertown. U.S. Government forces destroyed the abandoned village twice in the decade.
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As Aurora grew, the Fox River caused a separation between the two halves of the city, leading to animosity between them. Stolp Island, then, became an ideal location for Aurora's government structures, as it was not confined to either side. [1] Old Post Office. East Aurora was incorporated as a city in 1845, and West Aurora followed in 1854.