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.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Wetland
- …lies at an elevation of around 600 feet (180 metres)
- …was formerly known as “Mineral Springs Bog”
- Description: Fen (not actually a bog) in Indiana, United States of America, United States of America
- Address: IN
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Bailly Cemetery and Joseph Bailly Homestead.
Bailly Cemetery
Bailly Cemetery is a cemetery located at Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana, US.
Joseph Bailly Homestead
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Chellberg Farm
Farm
Chellberg Farm is a historic farmstead which in 1972 became part of Indiana Dunes National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dune Acres and Porter.
Dune Acres
Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Cowles Bog
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Latitude
41.64069° or 41° 38′ 27″ north
Longitude
-87.09317° or 87° 5′ 35″ west
Open location code
86HJJWR4+7P
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural = wetland
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“Cowles Bog” goes by many names.
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