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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 ...
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 ...
In 2010, the average family size per household was 3.66 in LaGrange County, 3.23 in Elkhart County, 3.19 in Lake County, 3.16 in Noble County, 3.15 in Marshall County, and 3.12 in Allen County. [17] Northern Indiana is known for having the third-highest Amish population in the U.S., especially in Allen, Adams, Elkhart, and LaGrange counties. [18]
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 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad relocated its headquarters to Aurora in 1855. Expecting a rise in population due to the railroad's employment opportunities, Aurora platted a new residential section of land west of the Fox River. Aurora indeed expanded rapidly during that period, almost doubling in population from 1860 to 1874.
After crossing the Elkhart River the highway widens to a four-lane highway with a center turn lane. The route heads towards Elkhart, paralleling the Norfolk Southern railroad and passing through Midway and Dunlap. On the south side of Elkhart, US 33 has an interchange with US 20; this interchange is the northern terminus for US 33. [2] [3] [4]
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.
It still operates towing barges in the Ohio River. [52] After years of being located near Vevay in Switzerland County, its home port was moved to Bellaire, Ohio in 2012. [53] 2: Milwaukee Clipper (Passenger Steamship) April 11, 1989: Muskegon: Muskegon: The Milwaukee Clipper was a museum ship at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois when declared an ...