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Etymology. The word Calumet is the Miꞌkmaq and French word for a Ceremonial pipe as used by Native Americans.. History. Calumet City (commonly referred to locally as "Cal City") was founded in 1893 when the villages of Schrumville and Sobieski Park merged under the name of West Hammond, since it lies on the west side of the Illinois-Indiana line from Hammond, Indiana.
Jun 30, 1992 · The history. of Calumet City is the story of pioneers and farmers who settled close enough to a port city for water transport and supplies, but distant enough to escape its congestion and problems. Calumet City's first resident was Hans Johann Schrum, a German immigrant who arrived here in 1863 - the height of the U.S. Civil War.
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- Calumet Memorial Park. The Calumet Memorial Park District’s flagship park has a large array of amenities, especially if you’re into sports. As well as a baseball field and multipurpose field, there’s a batting cage, volleyball courts, bocce court and a golf driving cage.
- Castaways Bowl. This bowling alley on Sibley Blvd in Calumet City has been in business since 1950. Castaways Bowl has 32 lanes and uses a cutting edge scoring system, with cosmic bowling in the evenings and a party atmosphere on weekends when the alley stays open until well after midnight.
- River Oaks Center. The main shopping destination in Calumet City is a sprawling mall that has a history going back to 1966. The River Oaks Center has been expanded several times since then, and today has upwards of 140 stores anchored by branches of JCPenney and Macy’s.
- Calumet City Historical Society and Museum. Calumet City’s Historical Society was chartered in 1975 and is based at the Calumet City Cultural Center. This building was constructed in the mid-1950s and for its first three decades served as Calumet City’s public library.
A southern suburb of Chicago, Calumet City lies on the Illinois- Indiana state border and along the Little Calumet River, southeast of Lake Calumet. The area was first settled in the 1860s by Hans Johann Schrum, a German immigrant who produced maple syrup and potatoes on his lands and owned a pickle works. Beginning in the mid-1880s, the town ...
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Office of Mayor Thaddeus M. Jones 204 Pulaski Road, Calumet City, IL 60409 (708) 891-8106 mayorsoffice@calumetcity.org
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