City of East Chicago
City of East Chicago is a locality in Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana. City of East Chicago is situated nearby to the neighborhood Indiana Harbor, as well as near Marktown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ameristar Casino East Chicago and Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Light.
Ameristar Casino East Chicago
Casino
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Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago is a riverboat casino in East Chicago, Indiana, docked at Indiana Harbor on Lake Michigan. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
The Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Light is an active aid to navigation that marks the end of a breakwater on the east side of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal where it enters Lake Michigan. Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Light is situated 2 miles north of City of East Chicago.
Central High School
School
East Chicago Central High School or commonly known as Central or EC Central, is a public high school in the industrial City of East Chicago, Indiana, located in the eastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Chicago and Whiting.
East Chicago
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East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, and a suburb of Chicago. East Chicago had its start in 1893, and, with the arrival of Inland Steel in 1903, it soon became the most industrialized city in America, with some 80% of the area relegated to heavy industry.
Whiting
Town
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Whiting is a city located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area in Lake County, Indiana, which was founded in 1889. The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Whiting is situated 3 miles northwest of City of East Chicago.
Marktown
Neighborhood
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Marktown is an urban planned worker community in East Chicago, Indiana, United States, built during the Progressive Era in 1917 from marshland to provide a complete community for workers at The Mark Manufacturing Company.
City of East Chicago
- Type: Locality with 29,700 residents
- Location: Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.65° or 41° 39′ northLongitude
-87.4518° or 87° 27′ 7″ westPopulation
29,700Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
86HJMG2X+27GeoNames ID
7316914
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