Rolling Prairie is an unincorporated town in Kankakee Township

Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana

Kankakee Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,307.-External links:* *...

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LaPorte County, Indiana

LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 111,467. The county seat is the city of La Porte. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area, Northwest Indiana and Michiana. The largest city is Michigan City...

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Indiana

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History

The first cabin was built here in 1831 by Ezekiel Provolt. More settlers arrived, built cabins and named the settlement Nauvoo. On November 26, 1853, the village was platted by W.J. Walker and named Portland. The name of Rolling Prairie, descriptive of the undulating terrain, was later adopted by one of the railroad companies operating through the town.

Rolling Prairie had a South Shore Line flag stop until 1992, when it was closed along with several other flag stops with low ridership. The towns population was close to 500 at the 2000 census.