These 8000 lb. pillars are mock-ups for the Lake County Interstate Visitor Information Center's 56' high, 3 ft. thick, 5 million pound, "Dune Wall". It took 90 trucks to transport the cement.
The mock-ups were created in order to evaluate the . . . — — Map (db m293054) HM
These 3 pillars are placed in remembrance of the Hammond Optimist Club. The Hammond Optimist Club was formed in 1937. The Club purchased this 34 acre site in 1955 and operated "Optimist Park" until 1996. The Hammond Optimist's ongoing charitable . . . — — Map (db m293053) HM
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church became a center for religious, political, social, and civic life for Hammond's African American community. Established by black members ca. 1919, the small congregation grew under long-serving pastor Rev. . . . — — Map (db m267379) HM
