Calumet Beginnings: Ancient Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of Lake MichiganThe landscape of the Calumet, an area that sits astride the Indiana-Illinois state line at the southern end of Lake Michigan was shaped by the glaciers that withdrew toward the end of the last ice age--about 45,000 years ago. In the years since, many natural forces, including wind, running water, and the waves of Lake Michigan, have continued to shape the land. The lake's modern and ancient shorelines have served as Indian trails, stagecoach routes, highways, and sites that have evolved into many of the cities, towns, and villages of the Calumet area. People have also left their mark on the landscape: Indians built mounds; farmers filled in wetlands; governments commissioned ditches and canals to drain marshes and change the direction of rivers; sand was hauled from where it was plentiful to where it was needed for urban and industrial growth. These thousands of years of weather and movements of peoples have given the Calumet region its distinct climate and appeal. |
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... incorporated in 1892. Seeking to retain a separate identity , South Chicago Heights was incorporated as a village in 1907. In 1910 , its population was 552 . Ford Heights was not incorporated as a village until 1949 , when it took the ...
... incorporated that year . However , after a two - year effort , the area was " dis - incorporated . " The first school was built in 1895 and the first church , the Hazel Crest Community Church ( Methodist ) , was established two years ...
... incorporated villages of Morgan Park and Washington Heights . Beverly became a distinct part of Chicago after it was incorporated into the city and the old village boundaries were erased . Postscript : A National Historic District of ...
Contents
Forming the Landscapes | 11 |
The Calumet Area before 1833 | 47 |
Cook County Communities | 111 |
Copyright | |
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Calumet Beginnings: Ancient Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of ... Kenneth J. Schoon No preview available - 2013 |