17 Facts About Gary Indiana

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Gary Indiana is located along the southern shore of Lake Michigan about 25 miles east of downtown Chicago, Illinois.

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Gary Indiana was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary Indiana, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation.

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The city was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary Indiana, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation.

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Gary Indiana was the site of civil unrest in the steel strike of 1919.

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Gary Indiana's fortunes have risen and fallen with those of the steel industry.

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6.

Gary Indiana has closed several of its schools within the last ten years.

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7.

Gary Indiana endorsed rival Karen Freeman-Wilson, who won the Democratic mayoral primary in May 2011.

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Gary Indiana's was defeated in her bid for a third term in the 2019 Democratic primary by Lake County Assessor Jerome Prince.

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9.

Downtown Gary Indiana is separated by Broadway into two distinctive communities.

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10.

Originally, the City of Gary Indiana consisted of The East Side, The West Side, The South Side, and Glen Park, located further South along Broadway.

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11.

Gary Indiana is "T" shaped, with its northern border on Lake Michigan.

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Gary Indiana is listed by the Koppen-Geiger climate classification system as humid continental .

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Weather in Gary Indiana is greatly regulated by its proximity to Lake Michigan.

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14.

Since the early 2000s, Gary Indiana has been the setting for numerous films made by Hollywood filmmakers.

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15.

Gary Indiana is served by two major newspapers based outside the city, and by a Gary Indiana-based, largely African-American interest paper.

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16.

Gary Indiana is served by the Gary Indiana Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff.

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17.

Gary Indiana is the hometown of the Jackson family, a family of musicians who influenced the sound of modern popular music.

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