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Calumet may refer to: Places United States *Calumet Region, in northern Illinois and Indiana **Calumet River **Calumet Trail, Indiana **Calumet (East Chicago) *Calumet, Colorado *Calumet, Iowa *Calumet, Michigan *Calumet, Minnesota *Calumet, Missouri *Calumet, Ohio *Calumet, Oklahoma *Calumet, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County *Calumet, Wisconsin, a town *Calumet City, Illinois *Calumet County, Wisconsin *Calumet Township (other), several places Canada * Calumet, a college at York University#Colleges and residences, York University * L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec * Pointe-Calumet, municipality in the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, Quebec Ships * Calumet (ship, 1884), ''Calumet'' (ship, 1884), a steamship; wrecked off Evanston, Illinois in 1889; see Lawrence O. Lawson * Calumet (ship, 1929), ''Calumet'' (ship, 1929), a lake freighter; scrapped in 2008 * Calumet (ship, 1973), ''Calumet'' (ship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calumet Region
The Calumet Region is the geographic area drained by the Grand Calumet River and the Little Calumet River of northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana in the United States. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, which eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It is a sub-region of the greater Northwest Indiana region and the even larger Great Lakes region. This region includes the northern parts of Lake and Porter counties and the western portion of La Porte county in Indiana, as well as the eastern counties of northern Illinois, Will and Cook. Since much of this region is on the south shore of Lake Michigan, it is sometimes referred to as the "South Shore". Because it was initially cut off from the rest of the state due to natural geographic barriers like the Kankakee Marsh to the south, the Calumet Region was the last-settled portion of Indiana. The area is known for its industrial heritage and history as a center for production of steel, minerals and chemicals. The toxic bypr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |