Pinhook, LaPorte County, Indiana

Pinhook, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Pinhook Methodist Church
Pinhook Methodist Church
Pinhook is located in Indiana
Pinhook
Pinhook
Pinhook is located in the United States
Pinhook
Pinhook
Coordinates: 41°33′50″N 86°51′21″W / 41.56389°N 86.85583°W / 41.56389; -86.85583
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
TownshipNew Durham
Elevation
[1]
827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code
46350
FIPS code18-60102[2]
GNIS feature ID450466[1]

Pinhook is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.

History

Pinhook was originally called New Durham. It was platted under the latter name in 1847. "Pinhook" was at first a derisive nickname given by a neighboring rival town, but it was eventually adopted by the residents of Pinhook themselves.[3]

Pinhook was the setting for the first scene of the 1964 made-for-television suspense thriller movie Nightmare in Chicago.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinhook, LaPorte County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 86.


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