Valparaiso, city, seat of Porter County, northwestern Indiana, near Gary; settled 1834, incorporated 1865. It is a commercial and manufacturing center; products include metal items, motor-vehicle parts, electrical equipment, and processed food. In the city are Valparaiso University (1859) and the Wilbur H. Cummings Museum of Electronics; Seven Dolors Shrine is nearby. Population 22,247 (1980); 24,414 (1990); 27,428 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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