Cowles Bog
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Wetland
- Description: Fen (not actually a bog) in Indiana, United States of America, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mineral Springs Bog”
- Address: IN
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bailly Cemetery and Joseph Bailly Homestead.
Bailly Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Joseph Bailly Homestead
Historic site
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dune Acres and Porter.
Dune Acres
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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.
Porter
Porter is an old railroad town just south of the Indiana Dunes National Park in Northwestern Indiana.Burns Harbor
Village
Photo: Kgmnmr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burns Harbor is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States on the shores of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Cowles Bog
- Categories: protected area and body of water
- Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.64069° or 41° 38′ 27″ northLongitude
-87.09317° or 87° 5′ 35″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
86HJJWR4+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 469345935OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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In Other Languages
“Cowles Bog” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cowles Bog”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Haglund and Meadowbrook.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include White Cedar Grove Mound and Cowles Bog National Natural Landmark.
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