Read Gary's Glen Park (Images of America: Indiana)

Gary's Glen Park (Images of America: Indiana)

John C. Trafny

4.9/5 (15138 ratings)

Description:America's "Big Steel" gave birth to Gary in 1906, when the United States Steel Corporation established a plant in Indiana along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. The new city on the lake attracted thousands of job seekers from the coalfields and factories in the East to far-off lands in southern and eastern Europe. As they settled in Gary, immigrant groups established communities, built churches and schools, and instilled in their children the values of hard work, strong faith, and cultural traditions. Images of America: Gary's Glen Park looks back at the southern neighborhood of "Steel City" from its birth to the early 1970s. Each chapter looks at a specific part of the area's history, such as the neighborhood, local businesses, memorable events, and people. Other chapters focus on the foundations of any community: the churches and schools.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gary's Glen Park (Images of America: Indiana). To get started finding Gary's Glen Park (Images of America: Indiana), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Release: —

ISBN: 1467112151

Description: America's "Big Steel" gave birth to Gary in 1906, when the United States Steel Corporation established a plant in Indiana along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. The new city on the lake attracted thousands of job seekers from the coalfields and factories in the East to far-off lands in southern and eastern Europe. As they settled in Gary, immigrant groups established communities, built churches and schools, and instilled in their children the values of hard work, strong faith, and cultural traditions. Images of America: Gary's Glen Park looks back at the southern neighborhood of "Steel City" from its birth to the early 1970s. Each chapter looks at a specific part of the area's history, such as the neighborhood, local businesses, memorable events, and people. Other chapters focus on the foundations of any community: the churches and schools.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gary's Glen Park (Images of America: Indiana). To get started finding Gary's Glen Park (Images of America: Indiana), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Gary's Glen Park (Images of America: Indiana)

Gary's Glen Park (Images of America: Indiana)

More Books

Polish Community of Gary, The (IN) (Images of America) by John C. Trafny (2001-02-20)

Polish Community of Gary, The (IN) (Images of America) by John C. Trafny (2001-02-20)

Gary's Glen Park by John C Trafny (2014-07-21)

Gary's Glen Park by John C Trafny (2014-07-21)

Gary's Glen Park (Images of America) by John C. Trafny (2014-07-21)

Gary's Glen Park (Images of America) by John C. Trafny (2014-07-21)

Gary's West Side: The Horace Mann Neighborhood (Images of America: Indiana)

Gary's West Side: The Horace Mann Neighborhood (Images of America: Indiana)

Gary's East Side (Images of America: Indiana)

Gary's East Side (Images of America: Indiana)

The Polish Community of Gary (Images of America: Indiana)

The Polish Community of Gary (Images of America: Indiana)

Downtown Gary: Millrats, Politics & US Steel (Images of America)

Downtown Gary: Millrats, Politics & US Steel (Images of America)