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Calumet City
Calumet City, Illinois/USA West Hammond Founded in 1868, it was renamed in 1924 after a Native American version of the French chlamel ‘little reed’, itself from the Latin calamus ‘reed’ which, in its modified form, meant a peace pipe; in other words, the pipe used to signify the ratification of a treaty.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Calumet City." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Calumet City." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-CalumetCity.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Calumet City." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-CalumetCity.html |
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Calumet City
Calumet City city (1990 pop. 37,840), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, near Ind.; settled 1868, inc. 1911. Once heavily industrial, the city is primarily residential with some light manufacturing. Formerly called West Hammond, it grew as a suburb of Hammond, Ind. |
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"Calumet City." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Calumet City." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CalumetC.html "Calumet City." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CalumetC.html |
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