Calumet Beginnings: Ancient Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of Lake Michigan
Indiana University Press, 2003 - 247 стор.
The 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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As this book details the very specific history of the area at the southern tip of Lake Michigan--with particular emphasis on its geologic history from the Ice Age onwards--it will admittedly have a ... Читати огляд повністю
The Calumet Area
Interpreting Lake Michigans History
The Calumet Area before 1833
The Pioneer and Stagecoach Period 18331858
Cook County Communities
Lake County Communities
Porter and LaPorte County Communities
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Calumet Beginnings: Ancient Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of ...
Kenneth J. Schoon
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