CULTURETECHLENSWest Hammond
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Combined Graph record U-02994 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-PL-0204. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
City of Calumet City's official history states 'Calumet City, IL – Incorporated February 13, 1893' and recalls 'the Village of West Hammond, as Calumet City used to be known,' noting the G.H. Hammond Meat Packing Plant was West Hammond's major industry until the great fire of 1901. Establishes that West Hammond is the former name of present-day Calumet City, Illinois, confirming the stored alias. Does NOT cover: the stored name-origin rationale (position west of Hammond, Indiana, on the state line). (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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City of Calumet City's official history states 'Calumet City, IL – Incorporated February 13, 1893' and recalls 'the Village of West Hammond, as Calumet City used to be known,' noting the G.H. Hammond Meat Packing Plant was West Hammond's major industry until the great fire of 1901. Establishes that West Hammond is the former name of present-day Calumet City, Illinois, confirming the stored alias. Does NOT cover: the stored name-origin rationale (position west of Hammond, Indiana, on the state line).
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- Also known as: Calumet City
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- https://calumetcity.org/history/ (verification source · master store)
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City of Calumet City's official history states 'Calumet City, IL – Incorporated February 13, 1893' and recalls 'the Village of West Hammond, as Calumet City used to be known,' noting the G.H. Hammond Meat Packing Plant was West Hammond's major industry until the great fire of 1901. Establishes that West Hammond is the former name of present-day Calumet City, Illinois, confirming the stored alias. Does NOT cover: the stored name-origin rationale (position west of Hammond, Indiana, on the state line). (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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