
Lake Michigan dominates the northern horizon of this 1897 survey, where a complex network of industrial and transport infrastructure was rapidly reshaping the Calumet region. The landscape is defined by the parallel paths of the Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River, which wind between growing urban centers like Whiting and East Chicago. A remarkable concentration of rail lines, including the Baltimore and Ohio R. R. and the Elgin Joliet and Eastern R. R., crisscross the marshy terrain, converging at junctions like Griffith.
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19 maps found

1900 Tolleston
Lake County, IN

1953 Leroy
Lake County, IN

1969 Leroy
Lake County, IN

1992 Leroy
Lake County, IN
2010 Leroy
Lake County, IN
2010 Saint John
Lake County, IN
2011 Gary OE N
Lake County, IN
2013 Gary OE N
Lake County, IN
2013 Leroy
Lake County, IN
2013 Saint John
Lake County, IN
2016 Gary OE N
Lake County, IN
2016 Leroy
Lake County, IN
2016 Saint John
Lake County, IN
2019 Gary OE N
Lake County, IN
2019 Leroy
Lake County, IN
2019 Saint John
Lake County, IN

2022 Gary OE N
Lake County, IN

2022 Leroy
Lake County, IN

2022 Saint John
Lake County, IN