Calumet’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Calumet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Lake County commissioners established Calumet Township in 1883 from a six-mile-wide strip of North Township. The five-mile-wide strip to the east became part of Hobart Township, and the five-mile-wide strip to the west remained North Township. The commissioners also assigned a row of sections formerly in Ross Township to Calumet Township, including the community of Ross itself.
In 1922, following a protracted dispute over road funding, the county commissioners transferred Miller Beach, which had formerly been in Hobart Township, to Calumet Township. The transfer had originally been sought by the independent Town of Miller in 1914, before the City of Gary had annexed it.
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Start Calumet’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Calumet’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view19970419 32 EJ&E Pine, IN, 1997: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Calumet, decade by decade
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.