Merrillville in Lake County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Great Sauk (Sac) Trail

(east-west through this point)

By William Fischer, Jr., December 29, 2009

1. Great Sauk (Sac) Trail Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Part of a transcontinental trail used by prehistoric peoples of North America, it passed through modern Detroit, Rock Island and Davenport in the Midwest. The trail was important into the 19th century.

Erected 1966 by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission. (Marker Number 45.1966.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list.

Location. 41° 29.154′ N, 87° 20.768′ W. Marker is in Merrillville, Indiana, in Lake County. Marker is at the intersection of Van Buren Street and 73rd Avenue (Old Lincoln Highway), in the median on Van Buren Street. Marker is about 400 feet south of Homer Iddings Elementary School, and across 73rd Avenue from St. Andrew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Merrillville IN 46410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Physician (approx. 1.4 miles away); W.W.II Triangle Memorial

By William Fischer, Jr., December 29, 2009

2. Great Sauk (Sac) Trail Marker

Iddings School in background.

(approx. 4½ miles away); The Old Lake County Courthouse, 1878 (approx. 4.8 miles away); Hobart (Indiana) Patriotic Honor Rolls (approx. 5.7 miles away); Dutch in the Calumet Region (approx. 6½ miles away); Froebel School (approx. 7.1 miles away); Stewart Settlement House (approx. 7.1 miles away); St. John Township School District #2 (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Sauk Trail. (Submitted on February 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,455 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.