SUNSET HILL FARM COUNTY PARK
Sunset Hill Farm County Park is a beautiful 235-acre park complete with prairie land and wooded hiking trails. The front of the park is utilized for festivals and events while the back is left for nature to take its course. Many students throughout the County have participated in our education programs, which help to promote a respect and understanding for earth's natural resources.
The land at Sunset Hill Farm was a gift of Colonel Robert Heffron Murray, a businessman by profession, but a farmer by heart. He and his wife, Sue Horton Murray, purchased the initial acreage in 1934. Five more parcels were added between 1945 and 1954.
Sunset Hill Farm became well known to Northwest Indiana residents when it began selling milk in 1939 - a gallon was 30 cents! By 1970, 40 0 gallons a day was being produced. That year, milk stopped being sold directly to the public. It was shipped to Dixie Dairy in Gary who continued distributing the milk until 1978. Upon Murray's death in 1972, the farm was left to Purdue University, which relinquished ownership to Porter County. |
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