old Dunes Highway newspaper articles

1. 11 May, 1899, Porter County Vidette
   road hogs, mean & unlawful
2. 17 June, 1904, Chesterton Tribune
   farmers vs. city cusses
3. 28 September, 1911, Chesterton Tribune
   Chicago-Detroit old Indian road improvement plan
4. 6 November, 1913, Hobart News
   passing rule clarified
5. 27 July, 1916, Chesterton Tribune
   Chicago speeders in Indiana
6. 17 August, 1916, Michigan City Evening Dispatch
   Chicago Motor Club signed Chicago-Michigan route, which included what became the Dunes Highway
7. 20 January, 1919, Michigan City Evening News
   Indiana Dunes Highway Association created
8. 11 June, 1919, Michigan City Evening News
   construction predicted
9. 8 July, 1919, Gary Evening Post
   state road work
10. 10 July, 1919, Chesterton Tribune
    Porter County road work
11. 31 July, 1919, Chesterton Tribune
    proposed route, the report
12. 4 September, 1919, Chesterton Tribune
    Miller routing
13. 12 February, 1920, Chesterton Tribune
    construction hopes, Bootjack Rd., Michigan's U.S. 12
14. 11 May, 1921, Michigan City Evening News
    LaPorte County road work

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15. 13 June, 1922, Michigan City Evening News
    Lake Longinus work
16. 16 June, 1922, Gary Evening Post
    inspection
17. 17 June, 1922, Gary Evening Post
    Lake Longinus grade
18. 11th July, 1922, Valparaiso Evening Messenger
    property condemnation for route
19. 13th July, 1922, Michigan City Evening News
    construction railroad
20. 15th July, 1922, Michigan City Evening News
    Lake Longinus grade
21. 25th July, 1922, Gary Evening Post
    civic pride; progress
22. 26th July, 1922, Gary Evening Post
    U.S. Army inspection
23. 2 August, 1922, Valparaiso Evening Messenger
    Dunes Hwy's eternal & exclusive right to name
24. 24th August, 1922, Chesterton Tribune
    beautification; obstruction
25. 2nd February, 1923, Gary Post-Tribune
    construction railroad
26. 15th February, 1923, Chesterton Tribune
    construction details
27. 8th March, 1923, Chesterton Tribune
    condemnation
28. 10th May, 1923, Chesterton Tribune
    property condemnation for route
29. 23 October, 1941, Chesterton Tribune
    safety yellow stripe
30. 30 October, 1941, Chesterton Tribune
    scenic highway, anti-trucks

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• Chicago-Detroit Indian & stagecoach trail - - Chicago-Detroit Road

• Around-Lake-Michigan Route

• Bootjack Cut-off, Lincoln Highway

• Lincoln Highway: Porter County - - Ideal Section inspection - - army inspection - - Illinois-South Bend - - future route

• Yellowstone Trail, Dunes Highway overlap - - Yellowstone Trail

• Dixie Highway: Dunes Highway overlap - - Saint Joseph County - - French Lick bridge

• National Road, Marion County

• Chicago & Indianapolis Road - - Indianapolis Boulevard

• Michigan Pike, Dunes Highway overlap

• Sheridan Road Improvement Association, Chicago

• good roads meeting

• convict labor for road-building

• construction railroad - - construction railroad

• Michigan Central Railroad

• railroad strike

• Sand Dunes National Park - - Sand Dunes National Park

• Coffee Creek bogus place name derivation

• Colorado convict road gangs

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