Place:Blackhawk Beach, Porter, Indiana, United States

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NameBlackhawk Beach
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates41.511678°N 87.039077°W
Located inPorter, Indiana, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


Blackhawk Beach is an inhabited place.

Blackhawk Beach

In 1865, Richard Lytle built a fishing camp on the southeast edge of Flint Lake. His camp become known as the Blackhawk Beach. Later the fishing camp grew with an ice house and hotel.[1]

  1. Larry G. Eggleston; Images of America: Porter County, Lakes and Resorts; Arcadia Publishing, 2004

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