Gust Lindstrom Farm

The Lindstrom/Wahl farm is a historic farmstead located to the south of the former community of Baillytown in Porter County, Indiana. It was started by Swedish immigrant Gustaf Lindstrom in 1870.

Type: Farm
Description: Historic farm in Indiana, United States
Also known as: “Lindstrom/Wahl Farm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joseph Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm.

Joseph Bailly Homestead

Historic site

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Joseph Bailly Homestead, also known as Joseph Bailly Homestead and Cemetery, in Porter, Indiana, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The Bailly Homestead is preserved by the National Park Service in Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana. Joseph Bailly Homestead is situated 1,200 feet north of Gust Lindstrom Farm.

Chellberg Farm is a historic farmstead which in 1972 became part of Indiana Dunes National Park. Chellberg Farm is significant as it represents the ethnic heritage of a nearly forgotten Swedish-American settlement. Chellberg Farm is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Gust Lindstrom Farm.

Bailly Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bailly Cemetery is a cemetery located at Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana, US. The cemetery is three-quarters of a mile north of the Joseph Bailly Homestead on the edge of a sand ridge. Bailly Cemetery is situated 1 mile north of Gust Lindstrom Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porter and Dune Acres.

Porter

Porter is an old railroad town just south of the Indiana Dunes National Park in Northwestern Indiana.

Dune Acres

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. Dune Acres is located in the duneland of the south shore of Lake Michigan. Dune Acres is situated 2 miles north of Gust Lindstrom Farm.