HISTORY &
TRIVIA
WOLCOTTVILLE
INDIANA
WOLCOTTVILLE
INDIANA
Did you know?
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This area was originally the home of the Pottawatomie who were removed to the west by the United States Government in the late 1830s.
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Settlers moved in to farm and start businesses. After George Wolcott built a sawmill and a grist mill, Wolcottville was platted in 1837.
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However, the grinding stones in the photo to the right belonged to a grist mill along the Little Elkhart River near what is now 700 S that was built and operated by William Dallas. Is this why the 283-acre lake is named Dallas? <Click here to learn more>
Dallas Lake South Shore 1960
Photo courtesy of Dr. Ron Leer. Dallas Lake's South Shore in 1960. The shot is looking straight west on 680S from a few hundred feet east of Leer's property. (Submitted by Tom Neuenschwander)
Memories ...
"My grandpa Earl Holloway and I spent many years fishing on Dallas lake and several of the other lakes. They provided me with the best childhood a boy could ask for on the Indian Chain of Lakes! I have the most wonderful memories from those days. My grandpa and grandma Mabel Holloway have been gone now many years, and their old cottage has burned down from what I hear, but I still have those memories and I cherish every one! They say "you can never go home again" but I would love to someday return to the Indian Chain of Lakes and especially Dallas lake where we fished and swam the most."
(Submitted by David McConnaughey/2016 )
Stories & Trivia:
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