List of Indiana state historical markers in Lake County

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This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Lake County.

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This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lake County, Indiana, United States by the Indiana Historical Bureau. The locations of the historical markers and their latitude and longitude coordinates are included below when available, along with their names, years of placement and topics as recorded by the Historical Bureau. There are 14 historical markers located in Lake County. [1]

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Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
First Physician [2] 19492985 West 73rd Place in Merrillville
41°29′6″N87°22′23″W / 41.48500°N 87.37306°W / 41.48500; -87.37306 (First Physician) 		Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Underground Railroad, African American
Great Sauk (Sac) Trail (east–west through this point) [3] 1966Along Van Buren Street at its junction with West 73rd Avenue/Old U.S. Route 30/Lincoln Highway on a traffic median east of Calumet Cemetery and west of Broadway (State Road 53) in Merrillville
41°29′9″N87°20′46.2″W / 41.48583°N 87.346167°W / 41.48583; -87.346167 (Great Sauk (Sac) Trail (east–west through this point)) 		Transportation, American Indian/Native American
St. John's Lutheran Church Tolleston [4] 19762235 West 10th Avenue in Gary
41°35′34″N87°21′57″W / 41.59278°N 87.36583°W / 41.59278; -87.36583 (St. John's Lutheran Church Tolleston) 		Religion, Immigration and Ethnic Groups
Dutch in the Calumet Region [5] 19928941 Kleinman Road in Highland
41°33′2″N87°26′14″W / 41.55056°N 87.43722°W / 41.55056; -87.43722 (Dutch in the Calumet Region) 		Immigration and Ethnic Groups, Agriculture
St. John Township School, District #2 [6] 19951515 Joliet Street/Lincoln Highway/U.S. Route 30, east of St. John Road at the St. John Township Community Center in Schererville
41°29′27.6″N87°29′17.4″W / 41.491000°N 87.488167°W / 41.491000; -87.488167 (St. John Township School, District #2) 		Education
The Lincoln Highway – The "Ideal Section" [7] 1996Northeastern corner of the junction of Joliet Street/U.S. Route 30 and Janice Drive in Schererville
41°29′27.6″N87°28′52.5″W / 41.491000°N 87.481250°W / 41.491000; -87.481250 (The Lincoln Highway The "Ideal Section") 		Transportation
Froebel School [8] 201415th Avenue and Madison Street in Gary
41°35′16.9″N87°20′29.9″W / 41.588028°N 87.341639°W / 41.588028; -87.341639 (Forebel School) 		Education
Stewart Settlement House [9] 20141501 East Massachusetts Street in Gary
41°35′16.0″N87°20′06.2″W / 41.587778°N 87.335056°W / 41.587778; -87.335056 (Stewart Settlement House) 		African American
Rep. Katie Hall (1938-2012), Origin of Dr MLK Day Law [10] Katie Beatrice Hall.jpg 20191927 Madison St., Gary
41°35′00″N87°20′29″W / 41.58333°N 87.34139°W / 41.58333; -87.34139 (Rep. Katie Hall Marker) 		African American; Politics
City Church [11] 2019577 Washington St., Gary
41°36′01″N87°20′18″W / 41.60028°N 87.33833°W / 41.60028; -87.33833 (City Church) 		Religion, African American, Immigration, Business, Industry and Labor
Mt Zion MB Church [12] 20191047 Kenwood St., Hammond
41°35′56″N87°30′08″W / 41.59889°N 87.50222°W / 41.59889; -87.50222 (Mt Zion MB Church) 		Religion, African American
Gary Roosevelt High School [13] 2020730 W 25th Ave, Gary
41°34′24.3″N87°20′42.5″W / 41.573417°N 87.345139°W / 41.573417; -87.345139 (Gary Roosevelt High School) 		Education, African American
Indiana University Northwest [14] Indiana University Northwest.png 2021Indiana University Northwest, Anderson Library Conference Center, 3400 Broadway, Gary
41°33′20″N87°20′17″W / 41.55556°N 87.33806°W / 41.55556; -87.33806 (Indiana University Northwest) 		Education & Library
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus / 1918 Circus Train Wreck [15] Train wreck at Hammond Circus Train Wreck, at Hammond, Indiana June 22, 1918.png 2022Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve, Colfax St., just off US 12/20 near Cline Avenue, Gary
41°35′51.8″N87°24′48″W / 41.597722°N 87.41333°W / 41.597722; -87.41333 (Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus / 1918 Circus Train Wreck) 		Transportation; Arts & Culture

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ↑ First Physician, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. ↑ Great Sauk (Sac) Trail (east–west through this point), Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. ↑ St. John's Lutheran Church Tolleston, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. ↑ Dutch in the Calumet Region, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. ↑ St. John Township School, District #2, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  7. ↑ The Lincoln Highway – The "Ideal Section", Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  8. ↑ Froebel School, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2016-10-15.
  9. ↑ Stewart Settlement House, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2016-10-15.
  10. ↑ IHB (2020-12-16). "Origin of Dr MLK Day Law". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  11. ↑ IHB (2020-12-16). "City Church". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  12. ↑ IHB (2020-12-16). "Mt Zion MB Church". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  13. ↑ IHB (2020-12-16). "Gary Roosevelt High School". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  14. ↑ IHB (2022-07-05). "Indiana University Northwest". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  15. ↑ IHB (2022-07-06). "Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus / 1918 Circus Train Wreck". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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