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  2. Michigan City, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 32,075 at the 2020 census . Located along Lake Michigan in the Michiana region, the city is about 45 miles (72 km) east of Chicago and is 40 miles (64 km) west of South Bend .

  3. Franklin Street Commercial Historic District - Wikipedia

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    December 31, 2013. Franklin Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. The district encompasses 73 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential section of Michigan City. It developed between about 1875 and ...

  4. LaPorte County, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.laportecounty.org. Indiana county number 46. LaPorte County [5] is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 112,417. [6] The county seat is the city of La Porte, [7] and the largest city is Michigan City. This county is part of the Northwest Indiana and Michiana regions of the Chicago ...

  5. Indiana State Prison - Wikipedia

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    The Indiana State Prison is a maximum security Indiana Department of Correction prison for adult males; however, minimum security housing also exists on the confines. [1] It is located in Michigan City, Indiana, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Chicago. [2] The average daily inmate population in November 2006 was 2,200, [3] 2,165 in 2011. [4]

  6. Northwest Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Northwest Indiana. Coordinates: 41°10′N 87°0′W. Map of Northwest Indiana. Northwest Indiana, nicknamed The Region after the Calumet Region, [1] is an unofficial region of northern Indiana, United States that is located at the northwestern corner of the state. Though there is no official definition of the region, it is based on the Gary ...

  7. John H. Barker Mansion - Wikipedia

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    John H. Barker. In 1836, at the age of 22, John Barker Sr. (1814-1878) arrived in Indiana from Andover, Massachusetts, looking for new business opportunities. He began as a general merchant, expanded into grain brokerage, before opening a commission house to receive and forward merchandise from ships on the lakes.

  8. Haskell and Barker Historic District - Wikipedia

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    September 30, 2014. Haskell and Barker Historic District is a national historic district located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. The district encompasses 205 contributing buildings, 3 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Michigan City. The district is named for the Haskell and ...

  9. Michigan City East Light - Wikipedia

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    Michigan City East Light. /  41.729028°N 86.91167°W  / 41.729028; -86.91167. Fog horn (2 blasts every 30 s). The Michigan City Breakwater lighthouse is located in the harbor of Michigan City, Indiana. [6] [7] This is the successor to the Old Michigan City Light, when the lantern, lens and light was moved to the new light at the end of ...