Bailly Cemetery

Bailly Cemetery is a cemetery located at Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana, US. The cemetery is three-quarters of a mile north of the Joseph Bailly Homestead on the edge of a sand ridge.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Porter, Indiana
Also known as: “Bailey Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cowles Bog and Joseph Bailly Homestead.

Cowles Bog

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Cowles Bog is a 4,000-year-old wetland complex in Indiana Dunes National Park, near Chesterton, Indiana. It is named for Henry Chandler Cowles who did his pioneering work in ecology and ecological succession here.

Joseph Bailly Homestead

Historic site

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The Joseph Bailly Homestead, also known as Joseph Bailly Homestead and Cemetery, in Porter, Indiana, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The Bailly Homestead is preserved by the National Park Service in Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana. Joseph Bailly Homestead is situated 3,600 feet south of Bailly Cemetery.

Chellberg Farm

Farm

Chellberg Farm is a historic farmstead which in 1972 became part of Indiana Dunes National Park. Chellberg Farm is significant as it represents the ethnic heritage of a nearly forgotten Swedish-American settlement. Chellberg Farm is situated 2,300 feet south of Bailly Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dune Acres and Porter.

Dune Acres

Village

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Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. Dune Acres is located in the duneland of the south shore of Lake Michigan.