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Due to the Swamp Land Act of 1850, Indiana received 1,265,000 acres of wetlands, but only about 9,000 acres near Beaver Lake, consisting mostly of its surrounding marshland. [2] In 1853, state swamp land engineer Amizi Condi and state auditor John Dunn purchased the shoreline of the lake.
This is a list of lakes in the U.S. state of Indiana. The lakes are ordered by their unique names (i.e. Lake Indiana or Indiana Lake would both be listed under "I"). Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Map of the 92 counties of the State of Indiana
Indiana City was one of a handful of early contenders to be a port city on southern Lake Michigan, alongside Chicago, City West, and Michigan City. Plats for the town were drawn up in 1836 or 1837, but it was never built. [1] Like City West to its east, the Indiana City project was doomed by the panic of 1837. [2]
Indiana's decisions also could affect wildlife throughout the watershed, Boritt said, including the more than 80 species of Great Lakes fish that rely on wetlands to spawn, feed or protect their ...
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Shamrock Lakes is a town in Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, United States. It was incorporated on May 21, 1973—and was the first community in Indiana to do so in 50 years. [ 5 ] The small town consists of a group of six lakes that were created between 1960 and 1965, and the first lake was originally intended to be a water supply ...
Lake Manitou is a man-made lake in Rochester, Indiana, created in 1827 by the federal government of the United States for the Potowatomi Native American tribe. The lake was created as a part of the treaty with the Potowatomi that required the U.S. government to create a mill for Potowatomi use. [1]
A family of five was found shot to death Friday afternoon in a murder-suicide at a mobile home park in Lake Station, Indiana. Police said around 2:45 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 6700 ...