Willow Creek is a
neighborhood in the city of
Portage, Indiana
Portage ( ) is a city in Portage Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, on the border with Lake County. The population was 37,926 as of the 2020 census. It is the largest city in Porter County, and third largest in Northwest ...
in Porter County. It is the location of the junction of the
Garrett Subdivision,
Porter Subdivision, and
Barr Subdivision, all sections of the
CSX Railroad
CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...
.
History
Willow Creek is the site of the Willow Creek Confrontation. According to a marker placed by the Indiana Historical Bureau, this occurred when the
Michigan Central Railroad refused to allow a
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line to cross its tracks. The Michigan Central briefly defied
court orders and the
state militia
A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...
, but eventually a crossing was built at Willow Creek Station.
References
{{reflist
Populated places in Porter County, Indiana