Name/Title
Tassinong PostmarkEntry/Object ID
2015.25.2Description
Metal postmark stamp with a wooden handle and the text "Tassinong" and "Ind."Use
Used at the Tassinong post office, which was established in 1837, a year after Porter County's founding.Context
Tassinong was an unincorporated village originally platted in 1852 in Morgan Township. By 1884, almost all Porter County post offices were receiving their mail by rail. Tassinong was one of only two that were still served by horseback. At the turn of the twentieth century when the Kankakee Marsh was being drained, the people of Tassinong refused to support a proposed rail line to their town. The railroad company decided to bypass the village and promote a new town called Kouts. The Tassinong post office was discontinued in 1903, and the town essentially disappeared. All that remains today is a historical marker on Baums Bridge Road.Acquisition
Accession
2015.25Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1837 - circa 1903