i live a block away from it and sawl it white house

…also, they have the Civil War Hospital confused with the Holy Family Hospital.

the civil war hospital and holy family hospital are two different places.. so which one is supposedly haunted?

well at leased there all better now. lol

the one is haunted is the the doctor office’s on I street it is said is is haunted bye a loder woman.She is wearing a long black dress she is from the 1800′s so i don’t know if that holy hospital is haunted cause i been passed it all the time and i don’t feel anything.Email me if u want to know the true about the hospital highlander420uss@yahoo.com

A friend used to live in this house, i went there multiple times and nothing strange ever happened. That was in…. 2003?

My name is Dave. I was born and raised in La Porte,Indiana. I was born in Holy Family Hopsital in 1969. The hopsiatl has been long since torn down years ago. It is a shame because of it’s civil war history. In college I learned that La Porte County contributed the most people to fight in the civil war.There are many haunted places in La Porte including what is now the La Porte Medical group on I st. by the high school. Another interesting fact is the Trail of Tears ran right through La Porte and right behind the medical clinic which is now a wooded area and swomp. An Indian Maiden was reported that she died in that erea. Many people have seen this maiden over the years. Civil War spirits have also been seen. The story’s of our history is very much fact. Come visit, maybe you’ll be one of the lucky ones who actually see a civil war soldier or the maiden. Bell Gunnis was a famous woman from La Porte.However not for doing anything good but as a woman who married many times and killing all her husbands burrying them in her basement. this information is also found in the historical librairy in the county complex. Come check it out. all information is there with many times actual documentation.

I have never heard this story before. I had my daughter in Holy Family Hospital in 1971,just before it closed down.
I do know however that out around the Circle Drive Area there was at one time a Indian Reservation of some kind and back when we were kids they were building new houses and we found a ton of arrow heads and Indian Beads.We found so many that there had to be some kind of camp. Very interesting.

I visit every summer and I have captured on of our civil war soldier July 7,2010 at 12:30 am took pic at the st. johns cemetery email and I can send a pic for you. cowboyjr867@verizon.net

To Dave M: Holy Family Hospital is in NO way connected with the Civil War. Holy Family Hospital was not even built until 1908–over 40 years after the Civil War ended.

Also, the “Trail of Tears” was nowhere near La Porte. That was the name given to the removal of the Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma. The “Trail of Death” was the name given to the removal of the Potawatomi from Indiana to Kansas. Both happened in the year 1838, but were two separate routes involving two different tribes. See this website for some accurate information: http://potawatomi-tda.org/

The story of the “Indian Maiden” near the old Andrew home on I street is the figment of somebody’s overactive imagination.

And To Katrina: I’m curious. What would a civil war soldier’s ghost be doing in St. John’s Cemetery? Are there any civil war veteran’s buried there?

To Dave M: Holy Family Hospital is in NO way connected with the Civil War. Holy Family Hospital was not even built until 1908–over 40 years after the Civil War ended.

Also, the “Trail of Tears” was nowhere near La Porte. That was the name given to the removal of the Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma. The “Trail of Death” was the name given to the removal of the Potawatomi from Indiana to Kansas. Both happened in the year 1838, but were two separate routes involving two different tribes. See this website for some accurate information: http://potawatomi-tda.org/

The story of the “Indian Maiden” near the old Andrew home on I street is the figment of somebody’s overactive imagination.

And To Katrina: I’m curious. What would a civil war soldier’s ghost be doing in St. John’s Cemetery? Are there any civil war veteran’s buried there?

To Dave M: Holy Family Hospital is in NO way connected with the Civil War. Holy Family Hospital was not even built until 1908–over 40 years after the Civil War ended.

Also, the “Trail of Tears” was nowhere near La Porte. That was the name given to the removal of the Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma. The “Trail of Death” was the name given to the removal of the Potawatomi from Indiana to Kansas. Both happened in the year 1838, but were two separate routes involving two different tribes. See this website for some accurate information: http://potawatomi-tda.org/

The story of the “Indian Maiden” near the old Andrew home on I street is the figment of somebody’s overactive imagination.

And To Katrina: I’m curious. What would a civil war soldier’s ghost be doing in St. John’s Cemetery? Are there any civil war veteran’s buried there?

to Calico Jane, Yes with the research of the grave stone that he was next to was indeed one. But in my comment I did NOT say the that all was haunted Just wanted to comment that I do in fact have one in my picture. As for why I can’t say. He was apparently put to rest there MS Jane.

I apologize for the extra (and repetitive) post. The first one supposedly didn’t go through because the “captcha security code words were incorrect, so I redid them. Is there some way to remove the 2nd post labeled “October 26, 2010, 6:50 pm”?

Katrina, I wasn’t aware of any civil war soldiers buried in St. John cemetery. Guess I’ll have to do some more research!

I grew up in LaPorte and was born at Holy Family Hospital. Never heard anything about that area…but the “I” Street Clinic has more going on than the “E” Street location. Heck, the house I grew up in on State Street had more action.

Hi, I lived in a big 2 story house accross from Holy Family Hos. We lived on the east corner across from the hospital. My mom worked in nursing there and her mom did as well. Also, my grandfather, he fired the furnace with coal. I had a wonderful childhood across from the hospital. 1953 – 1964. My grandfather & mother lived downstairs & my mom rented an apt. upstairs. There were (3) of us children. Tom, John, & Pam.
There was a barbershop next door. I remember there being a neighborhood store at the west end of the block. Orville Smutszer was the owner. From E Street we moved to a house near Saint Josephs Church. I was born in 1949. pam

Does anyone know anything about the Rumley mansion on Rose St. in Laporte? Just wondered…as a child I always heard it was haunted too. I had a friend whose son worked at the Legacy Building on State St and said that there was alot of “activity” in that place too. Laporte hold alot of history and I’m sure there are alot of places that have paranormal activity.

I grew up in Laporte in the 70′s and I remember going into the old Hospital on E st when it was delappitated and empty. It would have cold spots in rooms in the middle of summer. And yes- there was a civil war hospital on this location but in a different building that has long since been torn down. The Barbershop was called “Dicks”. I used to get my hair cut there.

Lefty, I think the building you’re referring to is the old house that was located beside the Holy Family Hospital at the corner of E and 2nd Street. It was purchased in 1900 by Father Messman of St. Joseph Church for use as a hospital. Prior to that, it was a private home—not a hospital. After the Holy Family Hospital was built in 1908, the house served as a residence for the hospital nuns.

Also, as Pam said, there was a barbershop on E Street across from Holy Family. ****’s Barbershop was not on E Street. It was located on Second Street on the same block as the hospital. ****’s is still operating at that location, by the way.

I do remember that there was a barber in the neighborhood whose last name was Tippie, but I don’t remember which barber shop he worked at.

LOL! I see that the “profanity” police are at work. They replaced the name of the barbershop with **** in my post. Apparently they don’t realize that the word D-ick is also a person’s name. ;o)

Yet another outsider talking about something they nothing about. Trying to make a use less name for themselves. There is no need for me to comment anymore. The people of Laporte have already spoken. Enough already i85! We are getting pissed off!