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Ogden Dunes, Indiana
Incorporated:  1925
Highlights: Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Stagecoach Road
Origin of Name: Named for Francis Ogden
Links: Historical Society of Ogden Dunes 
County: Porter
Some History:  

Purely a residential community, today, Ogden Dunes prohibits all commercial enterprises. 

Ogden Dunes is likely most associated with Diana of the Dunes who is claimed to still inhabit the area.  Diana was a well-known hermit who lived in the Ogden Dunes area from 1920 to 1925, before the town was established.  Her real name was Alice Gray; the nickname, Diana of the Dunes, comes from the Chicago Press.   

In 1927, Ogden Dunes was home to the highest ski jump in the U.S.  A historical marker indicates the site where the thirty stories high jump hosted competitions, until it was disassembled 1932

Map:
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sources
Historical Society of Ogden Dunes 

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