MINERAL SPRINGS

Near the present location of Worthington Steel on U.S. Highway 20

Porter, Indiana

Track measured 1 1/8-mile…scheduled to open for horse racing in September of 1912, delayed until October…horse racing held in 1912 and 1913, closed up because of state law/National Guard with drawn bayonets stop horse racing…lightning hits grandstands and stalls in September of 1917 – destroyed…track to reopen for motorcycle racing on 5/18/1920…auto racing program scheduled for October 3, 1920…boxing to be held there in 1922

Porter Mineral Springs Track Grandstands