T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam
Thomas J. O'Brien Lock & Dam is a stop lock in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago at the confluence of the Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River, which form the Calumet River.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Waterworks
- Description: dam in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Thomas J O’Brien Lock and Dam” and “Thomas J. O’Brien Lock & Controlling Works”
- Address: Chicago, IL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hegewisch station and Carver Military Academy.
Hegewisch station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hegewisch station is a commuter rail station in the city of Chicago, Illinois in the Hegewisch neighborhood, that serves the South Shore Line north to Millennium Station and east to the cities of Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, and South Bend, Indiana. Hegewisch station is situated 1¼ miles east of T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam.
Carver Military Academy
School
George Washington Carver Military Academy is a public four-year military high school located in the Riverdale area on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Carver Military Academy is situated 1¼ miles west of T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam.
William W. Powers State Recreation Area
Park
William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on 580 acres in the Hegewisch community area of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. William W. Powers State Recreation Area is situated 2 miles northeast of T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnham and Hegewisch.
Burnham
Village
Burnham is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,046 at the 2020 census. Burnham has a Chicago ZIP code and was named for Telford Burnham, who drew its plat.
Hegewisch
Suburb
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hegewisch is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's far south side. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Riverdale and South Deering to the west, the East Side to the north, the village of Burnham to the south and the city of Hammond, Indiana to the east.
Altgeld Gardens Homes
Neighborhood
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Altgeld Gardens Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority public housing project on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the border of Chicago and Riverdale, Illinois. Altgeld Gardens Homes is situated 1½ miles west of T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam.
T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam
- Categories: lock, dam, and industry
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.65148° or 41° 39′ 5″ northLongitude
-87.56766° or 87° 34′ 4″ westNamed after
Thomas Joseph O’BrienOpen location code
86HJMC2J+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 350954862OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_worksWikidata ID
Q24061751
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In Other Languages
“T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thomas J O’Brien Lock and Dam”
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