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Chesterton, Indiana - QuickFacts

By Chuck Dellorto

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker - Serving INDIANA & ILLINOIS

June 24, 2007 06:03 PM

Chesterton, Indiana, in Porter county

Chesterton is a town in Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 10,488 at the 2000 census.

United Airlines NC13304, the first known case of an attack against an aircraft, was downed by nitroglycerine bomb above Chesterton on October 10, 1933. All 7 persons aboard the aircraft -- four passengers and a crew of three -- were killed in the crash.

Indiana Dunes State Park is located near Chesterton.

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