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La Porte and Valparaiso were connected by a stagecoach line from the 1840’s to 1870.
Westville’s William S. Parkinson was the line’s last owner.
The fare to Valparaiso was $1.25; La Porte to Westville cost 75 cents.
The coach carried nine people crowded inside, and ten outside on top.
The trip from La Porte to Westville took about 2 hours.

The stage coach ended in the 1870's when Mr. Parkinson who lived on Valparaiso Street in Westville, conducted the last stage route between Valparaiso and La Porte over the Joliet Road through Westville. He had the contract for carrying the mail and his low bid, combined with a falling off of passenger traffic due to the advent of buggies, put him out of business.

http://www.dunelady.com/laporte/histories/Stage_Coach.htm