Old Portage Park District

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Old Portage Park District Soundex Code P632

Old Portage Park District is within Community Area 15 Portage Park

Old Portage Park District, an independent park board formed by local citizens to enhance property values and improve their northwest side neighborhood. The name of the new park district, and that of its first and largest park, makes reference to several nearby routes used by Native Americans and fur traders to portage their canoes between the Des Plaines River and Chicago River