Dinwiddie is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Eagle Creek Township,
Lake County,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.
History
Dinwiddie was the name of a family of pioneer settlers.
The ''Chicago and Wabash Valley Railroad'' attempted to build a line through here from 1898, which was to run from
Rensselaer on the
Monon Railroad
The Monon Railroad , also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway from 1897 to 1971, was an American railroad that operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon was merged into the Louisville and Nashville Ra ...
to
Crown Point and
Gary. The Monon took over in 1914, and left the project unfinished north of Dinwiddie which hence became a railroad terminus. The stub line was abandoned in 1935.
Geography
Dinwiddie is located at , at the intersection of
Interstate 65 and
State Road 2.
References
Unincorporated communities in Lake County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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