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Hammond Indiana

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Gibson Woods!! Date: 03-29-2012 By: Thawk9632	I remember the sand hills,the swamps and all the trails and the old swimming hole,all the rabbit traps I used to have,I lived on Parkway N.across the street from Gibson Park shelter house where I used to ice skate(the good old days).	2

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03-29-2012 ( Reply#: 8319 )	Little Stevie	Dawn & I went there last year when she was laid off. We took in almost every National Lakeshore site in the area. Growing up on Magoun, I never realized the geology of our area until I read "Calumet Beginnings" by Ken Schoon. Gibson Woods. I realized that it was the same topography as the "woods" I used to play in next to our church's cemetery on 169th, across from Jefferson School. Didn't know I was on the ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan of some 4,000/3,800 years ago. Now referred to as the High Tolleston Shoreline. LS
03-29-2012 ( Reply#: 8322 )	wvcogs	Calumet Beginnings is an interesting book about the geology and history of our home area. I decided to read through it again after seeing your pictures of the construction of the "oasis for weary travelers on the High Tolleston Shoreline" on the MAM thread. Now I know the name of the natural feature I crossed every day for four years on the way to high school.