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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 36
... nearby Little Calumet River , the Calumet Shoreline has a large number of sand dunes along its southern side , but not nearly as many as there were before settle- ment . Timothy Ball wrote in 1884 , " From Highlands , a grand sand ridge ...
... nearby Long Lake . Beginning about 1868 , Miller began to attract a large number of Swedish immigrants and in a short time Miller became known as a Swedish village . Not surprisingly , the first church was the Swed- ish ( now Bethel ) ...
... nearby sand to make glass and other clays to make china . With a careful eye , one can still see the sites of the old brickyards because the ground there is lower than the nearby roads . Yost Elementary School is at the site of one yard ...
Contents
Forming the Landscapes | 11 |
The Calumet Area before 1833 | 47 |
Cook County Communities | 111 |
Copyright | |
3 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Calumet Beginnings: Ancient Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of ... Kenneth J. Schoon No preview available - 2013 |