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1901 Map of Calumet

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Calumet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

The industrial corridor south of Chicago is defined here by a dense concentration of rail infrastructure and growing manufacturing centers. The planned company town of Pullman sits along the western shore of Calumet Lake, illustrating the era’s intersection of urban planning and industry. To the south and west, the landscape is crisscrossed by an intricate network of railroads, including the Ill. Cent. R. R. and the Chicago Terminal Transfer R. R., which fueled the expansion of settlements like Blue Island, Harvey, and Hammond.

Beyond the industrial hubs, the map preserves the locations of early local institutions such as the Glenwood Industrial School and significant burial grounds including Mt. Greenwood Cemetery and Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The natural hydrology of the region remains prominent, with the Little Calumet River and Grand Calumet River winding through the marshes and lowlands of Thornton and Bloom, before many of these waterways were heavily channelized by later urban development.