Schleicher is a small neighborhood in the southern portion of

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. It is south of I-80/94, with

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to the south, separating Hammond from

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. Schleicher is also the home of Optimist Baseball Fields, located on the western side of the neighborhood where

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Elementary (closed in 2005) once stood. Schleicher is dominated by standard slab, single family homes. Students in this neighborhood attend Frank O'Bannon Elementary and Donald E. Gavit Middle/High School.

Others

* South Hammond *

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{{LakeCountyIN-geo-stub Hammond, Indiana