Indiana
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The Forks

The Forks is a harbor in , , . The Forks is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Central High School and Ameristar Casino East Chicago.

School
East Chicago or commonly known as Central or EC Central, is a public high school in the industrial City of , , located in the eastern portion of the .

Casino
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Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago is a riverboat casino in , docked at Indiana Harbor on . It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. is situated 2 miles east of The Forks.

College
Calumet College of St. Joseph is a private Catholic college in , United States. It was founded in 1951 as an extension of Saint Joseph's College and is associated with the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. is situated 2 miles northwest of The Forks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Addition and Northside.

Neighborhood
, also called West Harbor, is a small triangular neighborhood in the section of , west of Kennedy Avenue, east of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, and north of United States Route 12.

Neighborhood
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or North Side is a neighborhood in western . Together with and , it makes up "East Chicago proper," as distinct from .

Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is an urban planned worker community in , United States, built during the Progressive Era in 1917 from marshland to provide a complete community for workers at The Mark Manufacturing Company.

The Forks

Latitude
41.64615° or 41° 38′ 46″ north
Longitude
-87.47143° or 87° 28′ 17″ west
Elevation
574 feet (175 metres)
Open location code
86HJJGWH+FC
Geo­Names ID
4920435
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