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Pinhook, LaPorte County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°33′50″N 86°51′21″W / 41.56389°N 86.85583°W / 41.56389; -86.85583
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Pinhook, Indiana
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
Elevation827 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

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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

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  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.