| Background
History on St. Joseph County |
 |
| |
| St.
Joseph County by John Marvin |
| |
| Sections |
Intro
Costly Victory
Changing Times
County Government Inaugurated
Historical Firsts
Early Background
|
 |
|
Changing Times
|
 |
| |
Today,
people coming in numbers far exceeding the Shawnees of
old, are welcomed to the present Happy Hunting Grounds
for St. Joseph County has food, sport and fun enough to
care for armies of happiness seekers.
Today, the wilderness is gone and the bumpy, miry, winding
Redskin Trail has become a smooth, straight pavement.
There are easy roads, leading to the lakes, roads through
regions that were almost impassable, even to the Red Man,
in wilderness days. And the visitor today has for more
to see of beauty and charm. The former landscape, mainly
of woods and swamps has been replaced with woods and greenery
which discloses the rolling country and glimpses of lakes
and streams which were hidden from stagecoach travelers
in the olden days. |
| |
|
 |
 |
|
|
| DATE
FOUNDED |
| Nov.
4, 1829 |
| FOUNDING
LOCATION |
| White
Pigeon |
| POPULATION |
| 62,422 |
| SIZE |
| 520
Sq. Miles |
| QUICK
FACT |
| St.
Joseph County contains many lakes, rivers, and tributaries
to enjoy throughout the year. |
|
 |
|
