Names of Collecting Places Not in Current Use 1113 



names of collecting places that are no longer in current use 



Some of our early authors located specimens from places whose names 

 are no longer used and from places that have been destroyed. Difficulty in 

 locating some of these places makes it desirable that they be published 

 while the data still can be secured. 



Clark County 



A. Clapp referred to New Providence which is now Borden. 



Gibson County 



Dr. Schneck, in his flora of the Wabash Valley, cited the following 

 places : 



Burnett's Pond is in section 4 about 3 miles south of Mt. Carmel, Illinois. 

 Gordon Hills are about 4 miles east of Mt. Carmel. 

 Hoffman farm is in Gibson County, but could not be definitely located. 

 Lyle's Station is in section 5 about 6i/ 2 miles southeast of Mt. Carmel. 

 Martin Myer farm is 3 miles south of Mt. Carmel. 

 Mauck's Pond is in section 4 and 33, about a mile and a half south of 



Mt. Carmel. 



Knox County 



Dr. Schneck also cited the following places in Knox County : 

 Claypole Hill is about 5 miles northeast of Mt. Carmel. 

 Dan's Pond lies about half a mile northwest of Claypole Hill. 

 Hurd's Ferry is the one that operates over the Wabash River a mile north 



of the mouth of White River. 

 Little Cypress swamp is about 2i/ 2 miles northeast of Mt. Carmel. 

 Little Rock is on the bank of the Wabash River at the Government Dam. 

 Orr farm was partly on the Claypole Hill and to the east of it. 



Lake County 



The following places were mentioned by Babcock, Chase, Hill, or 



Umbach : 



Berry Lake is now within the city limits of Whiting. It is extinct by 



drainage. 

 Clarke was in sections 1, 6, 36, and 31, about 7 miles east of Hammond. It 



is now Clark Street of west Gary. 

 Colehour is on the state line at the intersection of the Pennsylvania and 



New York Central Railroads. 

 Edgemoor was in section 26, Calumet Township. It became Buffington and 



later was taken into Gary. 

 Hegewisch is on the state line in North Township. The east part is now m 



west Hammond. 

 Indiana City was along Lake Michigan just north of sections 31 and 32 and 



was later known as Miller Beach. It is now in the city of Gary. 

 Lake Station is in section 17 of Hobart Township and is now East Gary. 

 Maynard is 5 miles south of Hammond. 

 Middleton is in section 4, and is 2 miles east of Gibson. 



