Merrillville

Few communities in Indiana have a history as closely tied to the 1830s settlement of Dudley Merrill as Merrillville. His name endured as the community took shape in Lake County, on the inland plain south of Lake Michigan. Today, Merrillville is a commercial center for northwest Indiana, with Southlake Mall and the longstanding local presence of Albanese Confectionery, a maker known for gummy candies. Major road corridors, including Interstate 65 and U.S. Route 30, underscore its connection to both Chicago’s outer metropolitan area and the rest of the state. Its setting is firmly Midwestern: a built-up inland community between the lakefront industrial belt and Indiana’s northern plains. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Merrillville relates to its Lake Michigan surroundings.

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