Indiana
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Lake County

U. S. Turning Basin

U. S. Turning Basin is a bay in , , .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Calumet College of Saint Joseph and Ameristar Casino East Chicago.

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.

Casino
Photo: Paulmcdonald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a joint civil-military public airport in , in , . It is three miles northwest of the city center of Gary, and 25 miles southeast of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Chicago and Hammond.

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is a city in , , and a suburb of . 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.

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is a city of some 76,000 people in , —bordering . Most visitors will find themselves passing through or on business, but Chicagoans would do well to include it in a close-in Lake County day…

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The of is a huge section of Chicago with only one large tourist draw: the Pullman Historic District. Most travelers will literally just pass over this district on the Chicago Skyway, but look closely and something may catch your eye.

U. S. Turning Basin

Latitude
41.6496° or 41° 38′ 58″ north
Longitude
-87.4652° or 87° 27′ 55″ west
Open location code
86HJJGXM+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4409985367
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as New Addition and Marktown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Antioch Baptist Church and Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Lake County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, and Crown Point.

Curious Bays to Discover

Uncover intriguing bays from every corner of the globe.
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