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Liberty Township, Porter County, Indiana

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The station was also the location of a 300 kilowatt power generation plant that supplied electricity to the railroad. It was named after George C. Goodrum, a significant investor in the railroad. The plant began operation on July 17, 1911, and was destroyed after it was struck by lightning in 1925.
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History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests
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was a rail junction in the township located east of the intersection of present-day County Road 950 North and
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and has incorporated parts of Liberty Township along State Route 49 near the
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with passengers from northern and southern portions of Porter County.
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and the terminus of the only constructed section of the
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Porter County, Indiana Sesquicentennial, 150, 1836-1986
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It was rebuilt the next year in a different location.
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Township

41°33′38″N 87°04′33″W / 41.56056°N 87.07583°W / 41.56056; -87.07583
Country
State
Indiana
County
Porter
Indiana township
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
Area code
219
FIPS code
GNIS
453559
https://libertytrustee.com/
townships
Porter County, Indiana
2010 census
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