LaPorte and Valparaiso were connected by a stagecoach line from the 1840’s to 1870.
Westville’s William S. Parkinson was the line’s last owner.
The fare to Valparaiso was $1.25; LaPorte to Westville cost 75 cents.
The coach carried nine people crowded inside, and ten outside on top.
The trip from LaPorte to Westville took about 2 hours.

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