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History · Coolspring

Coolspring’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Coolspring. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Coolspring Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,684 (up from 14,718 at 2010) and it contained 7,302 housing units. Coolspring Township was established in 1836.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 14,718 to 15,684 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coolspring yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coolspring’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Coolspring

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Anne BaxterAnne BaxterMichigan City · 4 miAshley HinshawAshley HinshawLa Porte · 9 miDon LarsenDon LarsenMichigan City · 4 miScott SkilesScott SkilesLa Porte · 9 miChuck BaldwinChuck BaldwinLa Porte · 9 miCharles ArntCharles ArntMichigan City · 4 mi
By decade

Coolspring, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Coolspring is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Coolspring has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Barker House in Michigan City, 3.1 miles away.

Coolspring and the nearest listed places

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Barker HouseDr. Robert and Amelia Frost HouseAmes Family HomesteadGarrettson-Baine-Bartholomew HouseJohn and Cynthia Garwood FarmsteadSwedish Evangelical Lutheran Carmel Chapel and Carmel Cemetery

Closest to Coolspring

Barker HouseMichigan City · Building3.1miDr. Robert and Amelia Frost HouseMichigan City · Building3.2miAmes Family HomesteadCenter · District3.8miGarrettson-Baine-Bartholomew HouseMichigan City · Building3.8miJohn and Cynthia Garwood FarmsteadCenter · Building4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Barker House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Coolspring?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Coolspring’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Trail Creek📜 Michigan City📜 Pine📜 Town of Pines
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