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  2. Northwest Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Northwest Indiana. Coordinates: 41°10′N 87°0′W. Map of Northwest Indiana. Northwest Indiana, nicknamed The Region after the Calumet Region, [1] is an unofficial region of northern Indiana, United States that is located at the northwestern corner of the state. Though there is no official definition of the region, it is based on the Gary ...

  3. Lake County, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Second most-populous county in Indiana. Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2020, its population was 498,700, [9] making it Indiana's second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point. [10] The county is part of Northwest Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan area, and contains a mix of urban, suburban and ...

  4. History of Indiana - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC. Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of Mississippian culture.

  5. Northwest Territory - Wikipedia

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    The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest[a] and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolution. Established in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation through the Northwest Ordinance, it was the nation's first post ...

  6. Calumet Region - Wikipedia

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    The Calumet Region is the geographic area drained by the Grand Calumet River and the Little Calumet River of northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana in the United States. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, which eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It is a sub-region of the greater Northwest Indiana region and the even larger Great ...

  7. Valparaiso, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    The Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana was founded in 1907, ... WAKE 1500 AM, which plays adult standards, and WVLP 98.3 FM "ValpoRadio", a non-profit, ...

  8. List of National Historic Landmarks in Indiana - Wikipedia

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    The NHLs in Indiana comprise approximately 2% of the 1,656 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana as of December 2009. The landmarks are among the most important nationally recognized historic sites in the state; the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is one other site that has high ...

  9. Purdue University Northwest - Wikipedia

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    Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a public university with two campuses in Northwest Indiana; its main campus is in Hammond with a branch campus [2] in Westville.It is part of the Purdue University system and offers more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to approximately 6,200 students with more than 64,000 alumni.