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Roxana (East Chicago)

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and north of Michigan Street. It is the only East Chicago neighborhood located south of the Grand Calumet. As of 2013, it was home to approximately 1032 people, of whom 6.5% were Hispanic and 8% were African American.
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Roxana is home to the Roxana Marsh, an important natural area and migrant bird habitat along the Grand Calumet River. Birds found there range from
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to the refinery. The Shell and Roxana oil companies are remembered today in the names of the neighborhood's Roxana Drive and Shell Street.
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Charles E. Keller; Shirley A. Keller; Timothy C. Keller (1986).
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Indiana Birds and Their Haunts: A Checklist and Finding Guide
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Indiana Writers' Program, Federal Writers' Project (1939).
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Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission (2013).
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neighborhood, to the east by the industrial area of
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Neighborhood in Lake County, Indiana, United States
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41°36′43″N 87°29′30″W / 41.61194°N 87.49167°W / 41.61194; -87.49167
Country
United States
State
Indiana
County
Lake County
City
East Chicago
Time zone
UTC-6
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
East Chicago, Indiana
Grand Calumet River
Southside
Hammond
Hessville
Woodmar
Gibson Yard
Central Hammond
Indiana Toll Road
South Shore Line
East Chicago station
Roxana Petroleum
Shell Oil
United States Route 20
sulfuric acid

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