USS Lead Superfund Site
The U.S. Smelting and Lead Refinery Inc. site, commonly known as USS Lead, is a superfund site located in East Chicago, which is located in northwest Indiana.- Type: Brownfield land
- Description: superfund site located in East Chicago
- Also known as: “USS Lead” and “USS Lead Superfund Site, OU2”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Chicago station and Bishop Noll Institute.
East Chicago station
Railway station
Photo: liz bustamante, CC BY 2.0.
East Chicago is a train station at 5615 Indianapolis Boulevard in East Chicago, Indiana. It serves the South Shore Line commuter rail line from Chicago, Illinois to South Bend, Indiana. East Chicago station is situated 1 mile southwest of USS Lead Superfund Site.
Bishop Noll Institute
School
Bishop Noll Institute is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Hammond, Indiana. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary. Bishop Noll Institute is situated 1½ miles northwest of USS Lead Superfund Site.
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. Central High School is situated 2 miles northwest of USS Lead Superfund Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calumet and Southside.
Calumet
Neighborhood
Calumet is the portion of East Chicago, Indiana located east of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal and south of Chicago Avenue. The neighborhood is bisected by the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad.
Southside
Neighborhood
Photo: Dennisyerger84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southside or South Side is a neighborhood in western East Chicago, Indiana. Together with Northside and Roxana, it makes up "East Chicago proper," as distinct from Indiana Harbor.
Roxana
Neighborhood
Roxana, sometimes spelled Roxanna, is a neighborhood in southwestern East Chicago, Indiana, south of the Grand Calumet River and north of Michigan Street.
USS Lead Superfund Site
- Categories: Superfund site and industry
- Location: North Township, Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.61732° or 41° 37′ 2″ northLongitude
-87.46355° or 87° 27′ 49″ westOpen location code
86HJJG8P+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 307305360OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfieldWikidata ID
Q60750493
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