History
US 6 was established in the late 1700s as the old Sauk Indian Trail also known as the Great East-West Trail. In 1843 the road between Ligonier and Kendallville became a gravel road surface. The first number was State Road 17 in 1918, from Ligonier to the Ohio state line. The rest of what is now US 6 was unsigned. The name of the road was changed to the Chicago Road in the 1920, SR 17 was still in use on this road. In 1926 signs for State Road 6 were installed from the Illinois state line to Westville and from Ligonier to Ohio state line. US 6 signs were installed and the road was paved during the summer of 1932. The rest of the road from Westville to Ligonier was under construction during this year.
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