It was a plot of ground at the west edge of La Porte, (at this time, the City of La Porte's west boundary was L Street) beyond L Street and a small lake in existence then which became known as Camp Lake, and bounded on the north by Second Street.

At the end of the three months service, the 9th returned and went into rendezvous at Camp Colfax, under the command of Col. Robert H. Milroy.

(Abstracted from information in files of La Porte County Historical Society, Inc., La Porte, IN) The camp was named in honor of Schuyler Colfax, U. S. Representative 1855-1869 and Vice-President 1869–1873.

[4] Door Village is located in Scipio Township.

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