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Marktown is an urban planned worker community in East Chicago, Indiana, United States, built during the Progressive Era in 1917 from marshland to provide a complete community for workers at The Mark Manufacturing Company.[1]

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  1. 14 relations: BP, Clayton Mark, Clayton Mark and Company, Company town, East Chicago, Indiana, Howard Van Doren Shaw, Indiana, Lake Forest, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places, Planned community, Progressive Era, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, United States, World War I.

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BP

BP p.l.c. (formerly The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. and BP Amoco p.l.c.; stylised in all lowercase) is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England.

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Clayton Mark

Clayton Mark (June 30, 1858 – July 7, 1936), one of the pioneer makers of steel pipe in the United States, was an industrialist in the Chicago area who founded the Mark Manufacturing Company in 1888, a firm for the fabrication and sale of water-well supplies and Clayton Mark and Company in 1900.

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Clayton Mark and Company

Clayton Mark and Company was a manufacturer of steel pipe and water well supplies located in Evanston, Illinois.

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Company town

A company town is a place where practically all stores and housing are owned by the one company that is also the main employer.

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East Chicago, Indiana

East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States.

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Howard Van Doren Shaw

Howard Van Doren Shaw AIA (May 7, 1869 – May 7, 1926) was an architect in Chicago, Illinois.

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Indiana

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".

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A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land.

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Progressive Era

The Progressive Era (1901–1929) was a period in the United States during the early 20th century of widespread social activism and political reform across the country.

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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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See also

Environmental disaster ghost towns

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marktown

Also known as Marktown Historic District.