Discover What Crown Point Was Famous At Years Ago

Originally posted 2009-12-27 05:00:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The history of the county seat of Lake County is as interesting as the people of this great county. Did you know that Crown Point, Indiana was once the most romantic place to marry.  From 1915 to 1940, celebrities and over 175,000 other couples married in Crown Point.  Because of the number of marriage performed in Crown Point, it was nicknamed, the “Marriage Mill.”

You may be worrying what caused this phenomenal.  Well, it simple, it was like Mayberry.  You remember, Sheriff Taylor was the sheriff, the judge, the peacemaker, etc.  Well, Crown Point, Justice of the Peace was no different back then.  The Justice of the Peace did everything from ministering oath to criminal cases to marriages.

Another reason Crown Point wa nicknamed the “Marriage Mill” was that there were marriages performed 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Not only that, Crown Point would advertise the simplistic marriage in all major cities including Chicago makeing for big business quickly.

The city even hired three additional Justice of the Peace to keep up with the influx of business.  In addition, the Justices all receive commission on the amount of business that was drawn from this lucrative affair.

Some of the famous Justices were:

• Harry Nicholson
• Arthur Taylor
• Harvey Minas
• Howard Kemp

Still yet, the fame of Crown Point’s “Marriage Mill” was advertised in movie houses during that era.

It only costed $9.00 to get married by then.

Some celebrities that got married in Crown Point included:

• Ronald Regan and Jane Wyman
• Michael Jackson’s parents

If you would like to see some of the marriage license of some of the famous people visit Valentino’s Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor.

Consequently, the “Marriage Mill” ended in 1940 when Indiana passed the law requiring three days for blood test results.

You can still get married there today in front of the legendary old court house.

In addition, the “Marriage Mill” created other lurcative businesses to include jewlrey and hotels.

To find out more about he proud history of Crown Point’s Marriage Mill visit Crown Point’s Historical Society.

The historical gala of Crown Pont can be yours year round if you make Crown Point or anywhere in Northwest Indiana your home.   Just email Serena at Serena@taylorbrownrealestatetalks.com for your free list of homes for sale in:

• Crown Point
• Merrillville
• Schereville
• Hammond
• Hobart
• Lake County
• Porter County

Please specify your price range.

Property Taxes Are Still a Concern in Indiana

Recently, I had a reader contact me asking questions pertaining to filing a property tax appeal.

I began to think that the question he asked may be question that other readers may have, but were afraid to ask.

His question was pertaining to how to obtain the parcel or key number if you live in other counties besides the ones highlighted in the video series below:

Property Tax Appeal Review (Video 1 of Section 1)

Indiana Property Tax Appeal (Part 2)

You can search for the parcel number and the basic information needed to fill out your appeal form by visiting http://beacon.schneidercorp.com.   On this site you will be able to find the parcel number for all 92 counties in Indiana.

The parcel number is an eighteen digit number it is used by all 92 counties.The parcel number itself is significant.  How, you ask?  The 18-digit State Key PIN is made up of the following parts: (2 digit County Code; 45 for Lake County) – (2 digit Township Number) – (2 digit Section Number) – (3 digit Quadrant Number) – (3 digit Parcel Number) . (3 digit Class Number; usually 000 for Noble County) – (3 digit Tax District Number).  For example, the following PIN, 45-08-28-202-029.000-004, is in: Calumet Twp (08), Section 28 (28), 202 Quadrant (202), parcel number 029 (029), class number of 000 (000), and Calumet township taxing district (004).Each county has a two digit number that represents that county.

I hope this helps you file your appeals.

Get Ready to Move Out of Lake County

The recent action or inaction of Lake County’s officials caused the Governor to take controversial stand against Lake County that may cause the tax payers of Lake County to pay higher property taxes. 

Governor Mitch Daniels is quoted as saying, “the government reforms will move forward, even if it means leaving Lake County behind to face higher property taxes.”

Once again, Lake County is faced with “pulling themselves up by the boot straps” and changing their own destiny.

The officials of Lake County believe that the citizens of the county will not support Kernan-Shepard reforms.  The reforms are discuss in a recent blog at Are the Reforms Governor Daniels Proposed Going to Affect You?

I do not believe that the Lake County officials are “in touch with” the citizens of Lake County.  The citizens of Lake County do not want to pay high taxes, so it may be time to move out of Lake County.  Call Taylor-Brown Real Estate at 219 803 4489 for help with finding your new home in Porter or LaPorte Counties.