Island Park

Island Park (HM1BM3)

Location: Elkhart, IN 46516 Elkhart County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 41.489', W 85° 58.348'

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Island Park was given to the City of Elkhart in the Year 1887 by James Rufus Beardsley

It has been passed down through early Indian legions that the form of this island resembled an elk's heart - it is very probable, that from this source our city derived its name
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HM NumberHM1BM3
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 1:44am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 585508 N 4616032
Decimal Degrees41.69148333, -85.97246667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 41.489', W 85° 58.348'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 41' 29.34" N, 85° 58' 20.88" W
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Area Code(s)574
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300 Riverwalk Dr, Elkhart IN 46516, US
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