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Baillytown
Founded	1833
Ceased to exist	1876
Location	U.S. 12 west of Steel Mill/NIPSCo Plant entrance Porter, IN 46304
Nearest City	Porter, Indiana
Coordinates	41.66°N 87.04°W / 41.66; -87.04

Table

Year	Event
1666	Jesuit missionaries, Frs. Allouez, Marquette, Dablon begin to come through area.
1674	Father Marquette pauses on way north, shortly before his death.
1679	LaSalle and Tonti pass through; establish base near St. Joseph.
1750	Little Fort is built by French near site of present Dune State Park
1780	Little Fort abandoned by English; Tom Bradley in the “Battle of the Dunes.”

Column

• Year
  • 1666
  • 1674
  • 1679
  • 1750
  • 1780

• Event
  • Jesuit missionaries, Frs. Allouez, Marquette, Dablon begin to come through area.
  • Father Marquette pauses on way north, shortly before his death.
  • LaSalle and Tonti pass through; establish base near St. Joseph.
  • Little Fort is built by French near site of present Dune State Park
  • Little Fort abandoned by English; Tom Bradley in the “Battle of the Dunes.”

Panoramic Image

Open pit iron mine, now closed.