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When the Slave Passed Through and Village Stage Lines
Older residents recall 1849 to 1870s stagecoach days in Westville Indiana. Fabian Matott, driver for Windle and Hogan, recounts travels from Valparaiso to Laporte via Joliet road, later serving as a steersman on an ore boat and meeting townsfolk he knew in his youth. Lucien Davidson of Harvey Illinois visited relatives here recently.
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Parkinson
Valparaiso
Pulaski Koontz
M. W. Lewis
Laporte
Joliet
Windle
Til Hogan
Fabian Matott
Lake Champlain
N. Y
Matott
Westville
Buffalo
Detroit
Michigan City
Anthony
Garden
American Eagle
Specht, Finney Company
Fremont
Ross Bryant
Frank
Hubbard Hunt
Dr. Ryan
Thos. Maulsby
Dick Smith
Fabe
West
James S. Ray
Lucien Davidson
Harvey, Il
Clinton Township
LaPorte County
Indiana
Doran & Conboy
Lincolnway
Clinton Central School
Said Township
Township
Range 4
Said
On &le
Clinton
New Durham Township
Clybourn
Short Street
Railroad Street
Short
Railroad
Railroad Streets
George A. Maxwell