TITLE: Wabash Railroad bridge over Salt Creek.
DATE: circa 1910
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: unknown
COLLECTION: M. Fleming
TITLE: Gossett Mill, Salt Creek, Indiana.
DATE: circa 1920s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: S. Shook
TITLE: Gossett Mill, Salt Creek, Indiana.
DATE: circa 1920
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: S. Shook
TITLE: Gossett Mill, Salt Creek, Indiana.
DATE: circa 1920s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not aplicable
COLLECTION: S. Shook
TITLE: Gossett Mill looking east, Salt Creek, Indiana.
DATE: circa 1910
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: T. Cole
TITLE: View of Salt Creek, Indiana.
DATE: circa 1910
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: T. Cole
TITLE: Salt Creek school house, Salt Creek, Indiana
DATE: circa 1910
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: T. Cole
TITLE: Disassembly of Gossett Mill, Salt Creek, Indiana
DATE: circa 1920s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: T. Cole
TITLE: Gary Railways Interurban Line, Valparaiso Division, at Milepost 12.1, East Salt Creek
DATE: 1938
PUBLISHER: J. F. Humiston
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: S. Shook
REMARK:
The Gary and Valparaiso Railway's Valparaiso Line operated from 1917 to October 23, 1938, when it was abandoned. The interurban provided hourly runs between Garyton (East Gary/Lake Station) and Valparaiso for many years. During the Great Depression, however, the schedule was reduced, with runs being operated every two hours. The discontinuance of interurban service was largely affected by the increasing use of automobiles, an improved highway system, and the financial depression. A freight service was also run on this line, transporting goods between Gary, LaPorte, South Bend, and Goshen. Milk cars were especially important in moving this commodity to larger population centers located to the west; milk cars were run on this line between Chesterton, Gary, Hammond, Indiana Harbor, LaPorte, and Valparaiso. Milk traffic on the line increased from 70 cans a day in 1913 to 270 cans by 1916. Milk cars continued operation from Valparaiso to Hammond until 1924.