Author : Dennis Norman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439630399
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Portage Township by : Dennis Norman
Download or read book Portage Township written by Dennis Norman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-04-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been over 40 years since the trinity of Crisman, McCool, and Garyton united to become Portage, Indiana. Located 50 miles from downtown Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, Portage Township has emerged as a growing residential, commercial, and industrial center. Portage became a town in 1959 and attained city status in 1967, but the region's history begins with the indigenous Wey Indians of the 1700s and the Potowotamie, whose land was sold in 1834. Pioneers then settled the land alongside immigrants. For many generations Portage has offered a new beginning to those who sought work, political asylum, or simply a better life.