Lena Park, Indiana | |
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  Lena Park  Lena Park | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′40″N86°43′03″W / 41.19444°N 86.71750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Starke |
| Township | Wayne |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 46366 |
| Area code | 574 |
| GNIS feature ID | 446765 |
Lena Park is a place name in Wayne Township, Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, which refers to a failed real estate development in the area in the early 20th century.
From 1909 to 1911, Lena Park was the site of a fraudulent real estate development which lured people to Indiana farmland about 60 miles from Chicago to sell them lots in what was promised to be a new manufacturing center similar to the success of Gary, Indiana. Though the scheme collapsed, some people did move to the area, to which the name "Lena Park" was still applied. [2] [3] [4]
The scheme included providing free train rides every weekend from Chicago to prospective buyers, many of whom were recent immigrants from eastern Europe. A train station was built just for the alleged prospective development. [5] [6] The promoters claimed that a number of manufacturing companies would be opening in the development soon. Though the farmland was only worth perhaps $80 an acre, buyers were paying at a much higher price for small subdivided lots. [7] [8]
A glass factory did locate in the development, but it moved away to Michigan in July 1911. [9] [10] The scheme completely collapsed by September 1911 when a receiver was appointed. [11] In February 1912, the auditor of the county issued an advertisement to sell 1,500 lots in Lena Park for delinquent taxes. [12]
Some people did locate to the area, however, and the name "Lena Park" is occasionally still used to refer to the area. A 1929 newspaper report described it as a "settlement on the C. & O. railroad near North Judson, ten miles southwest of Knox. It was a promotion scheme backed by Chicago interests. The plan fell through and houses in the locality are occupied mostly by Chicago foreigners." [13] [14] It appeared on maps for some time; a 1925 Wayne Township map still has "Lena Park" identified on it, but by 1949 a township map merely shows the remaining vestiges of Lena Park as "platted" sections of the township. [15] [16]
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